The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Conakry ( la, Konakrien(sis)) is the
Metropolitan See
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for the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Conakry
Conakry (; ; sus, Kɔnakiri; N’ko: ߞߐߣߊߞߙߌ߫, Fula: ''Konaakiri'' 𞤑𞤮𞤲𞤢𞥄𞤳𞤭𞤪𞤭) is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its p ...
, which covers all
Guinea
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. It is of Latin Rite and depends on the
Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
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.
The Archbishop's is the
Cathédrale Sainte-Marie, in the national capital
Conakry
Conakry (; ; sus, Kɔnakiri; N’ko: ߞߐߣߊߞߙߌ߫, Fula: ''Konaakiri'' 𞤑𞤮𞤲𞤢𞥄𞤳𞤭𞤪𞤭) is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its p ...
.
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 130,152 Catholics (2.8% of 4,681,000 total) on 116,572 km² in 35 parishes and one mission with 64 priests (48 diocesan, 16 religious), 102 lay religious (36 brothers, 66 sisters) and 18 seminarians.
Ecclesiastical province
All other dioceses in Guinea are suffragan sees of Conakry:
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Kankan
The Diocese of Kankan ( la, Diœcesis Kankanensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Guinea. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Conakry, yet de ...
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of N’Zérékoré
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History
On 18 October 1897, the
Apostolic Prefecture
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of
French Guinea
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was established on French colonial territories canonically split off from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Senegambia (based in
Senegal
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) and the
Apostolic Vicariate of Sierra Leone
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(in
Sierra Leone
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).
On 18 April 1920, it became the
Apostolic Vicariate of French Guinea.
On 12 May 1949, it was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Conakry, having lost territory to establish the
Apostolic Prefecture of Kankan
The Diocese of Kankan ( la, Diœcesis Kankanensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Guinea. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Conakry, yet ...
, now one of its suffragan dioceses.
On 14 September 1955, was elevated to a residential see, named the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Conakry.
It enjoyed a Papal visit by
Pope John Paul II
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in February 1992.
Ordinaries
;'' Prefect Apostolic of French Guinea''
* Raymond-René Lerouge,
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(C.S.Sp.) (9 March 1911 – 22 April 1920 ''see below'')
;'' Vicar Apostolic of French Guinea''
* Raymond-René Lerouge, C.S.Sp. (''see above'' 22 April 1920 – 12 May 1949 ''see below''),
Titular Bishop
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of
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(18 April 1920 – death 2 July 1949)
;'' Vicars Apostolic of Conakry''
* Raymond-René Lerouge, C.S.Sp. (''see above'' 12 May 1949 – death 2 July 1949)
*
Michel-Jules-Joseph-Marie Bernard, C.S.Sp.(12 March 1950 – 18 July 1954),
Titular Bishop
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of
Ægeæ (12 March 1950 – 14 September); later
Vicar Apostolic of Brazzaville (Congo-Brazzaville) (18 July 1954 – 14 September 1955), promoted first Metropolitan
Archbishop of Brazzaville (14 September 1955 – 2 May 1964), later
Titular Archbishop
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of
Aræ in Mauretania (2 May 1964 – 15 January 1966),
Archbishop-Bishop
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of
Nouakchott
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Mauritania
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) (15 January 1966 – 21 December 1973)
* Gérard-Paul-Louis-Marie de Milleville, C.S.Sp. (8 May 1955 – 14 September 1955 see below''),
Titular Bishop
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Dalisandus in Pamphylia
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History
This ...
(8 May 1955 – 14 September 1955)
;'' Metropolitan Archbishops of Conakry''
*
Gérard-Paul-Louis-Marie de Milleville, C.S.Sp. (''see above'' 14 September 1955 – 10 March 1962), also Apostolic Administrator of Kankan (Guinea) (1957 – 14 December 1958); later
Titular Archbishop
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of
Gabala (10 March 1962 – death 12 January 2007) as
Auxiliary Bishop of
Fortaleza
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Brazil
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) (1967 – 1984),
Apostolic Administrator
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Basse-Terre
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(
Guadeloupe
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, French) (29 January 1968 – 5 October 1970)
*
Raymond-Maria Tchidimbo,
C.S.Sp.
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(10 March 1962 – retired 13 August 1979), President of Episcopal Conference of the Guinea (1970 – 1979); died 2011.
*
Robert Sarah
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(13 August 1979 – 1 October 2001), appointed Secretary of the
Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
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(elevated to Cardinal in 2010)
*
Vincent Coulibaly (6 May 2003 to date)
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Guinea
*
List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Guinea {{short description, None
The Roman Catholic Church in Guinea is composed of one ecclesiastical province and two suffragan dioceses.
List of dioceses Episcopal Conference of Guinea Ecclesiastical Province of Conakry
* Archdiocese of Conakry
** Dio ...
Sources and external links
GCatholic.org, with Google satellite photo
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Roman Catholic dioceses in Guinea
1897 establishments in the French colonial empire
Roman Catholic bishops of Conakry