The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ebibeyín ( la, Ebibeyinen(sis); officially, the Diocese "Virgin of Begoña, Mother of Christ" of Ebibeyín) is a
diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...
(covering all
Equatorial Guinea) of
Malabo, yet depends on the missionary
Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its
cathedral
A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominatio ...
episcopal see is located in the city of
Ebibeyin,
Kié-Ntem
Kié-Ntem is a province of Equatorial Guinea. Its capital is Ebebiyín.
Kié-Ntem borders the following country subdivisions:
* South Region, Cameroon - north
*Woleu-Ntem Province, Gabon - east
* Wele-Nzas, Equatorial Guinea - south
* Centro S ...
province, Región Continental.
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 158,000 Catholics (69.0% of 229,140 total) on 3,943 km
2 in 11 parishes with 25 priests (19 diocesan, 6 religious), 40 lay religious (12 brothers, 28 sisters) and 19 seminarians.
Shortly before the 2017 loss of daughter Mongomo, it had an area of 12,000 square miles, a total population of 204,000, a Catholic population of 164,000, 33 priests and 89 religious.
History
* Established on October 15, 1982 as Diocese of Ebibeyín, on territory split off from the
Diocese of Bata
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
.
* Lost territory on 2017.04.01 to establish the
Diocese of Mongomo (in the same ecclesiastical province).
Episcopal ordinaries
(all
Roman rite)
;''Suffragan Bishops of Ebibeyín''
*''
Apostolic Administrator
An Apostolic administration in the Catholic Church is administrated by a prelate appointed by the pope to serve as the ordinary for a specific area. Either the area is not yet a diocese (a stable 'pre-diocesan', usually missionary apostolic adm ...
Father Ildefonso Obama Obono
Ildefonso Obama Obono
Ildefonsus or Ildephonsus (rarely ''Ildephoses'' or ''Ildefonse''; Spanish: San Ildefonso; c. 8 December 607 – 23 January 667) was a scholar and theologian who served as the metropolitan Bishop of Toledo for the last decade of his life. His Go ...
(1982.10.15 – 1991.07.09 ''see below''), previously Apostolic Administrator of
Bata (Equatorial Guinea) (1971 – 1975)
*
Juan Matogo Oyana,
Claretians
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(C.M.F.) (1991.10.11 – 2002.05.11 ''see below''), next Bishop of
Bata (Equatorial Guinea) (2002.05.11 – ...)
*
Alfred Maria Oburu Asue, C.M.F. (2003.03.08 – 2006.08.27)
*''
Apostolic Administrator
An Apostolic administration in the Catholic Church is administrated by a prelate appointed by the pope to serve as the ordinary for a specific area. Either the area is not yet a diocese (a stable 'pre-diocesan', usually missionary apostolic adm ...
Juan Matogo Oyana, C.M.F. (''see above'' 2006.08.30 – 2011.02.19)
*
Juan Nsue Edjang Maye (2011.02.19 - 2015.02.11), born in Mikomeseng (Kie Ntem province) in 1957, ordained a priest in 1995, until then pastor of the parishes of
Our Lady of Mount Carmel and
Our Lady of Help on the island of
Bioko
Bioko (; historically Fernando Po; bvb, Ëtulá Ëria) is an island off the west coast of Africa and the northernmost part of Equatorial Guinea. Its population was 335,048 at the 2015 census and it covers an area of . The island is located of ...
, Equatorial Guinea; next Metropolitan Archbishop of
Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) (2015.02.11 – ...)
*
Miguel Angel Nguema Bee,
Salesians
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(S.D.B.) (2017.04.01 – ...), no previous prelature.
See also
*
List of Catholic dioceses in Equatorial Guinea
*
Roman Catholicism in Equatorial Guinea
The Catholic Church in Equatorial Guinea is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
Equatorial Guinea has one of the highest proportions of Catholics in Africa, a legacy of its status as a fo ...
References
External links
GCatholic.org, with Google map & satellithe photo - data for all sections
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Roman Catholic dioceses in Equatorial Guinea
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Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1982 establishments in Equatorial Guinea
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