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Diocese of Guéckédou

Dioecesis Gueckedouensis


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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 29 June 2023
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Conakry {Konakry}
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Guinea
  • Square Kilometers: 35,476 (13,702 Square Miles)
  • Description: Quéckédou, Kissidougou, Kérouané, and Macenta

Past and Present Ordinaries


Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
29 June 2023ErectedDiocese of Kankan (Guéckédou (Quéckédou), Kérouané, and Kissidougou)
Diocese of N’Zérékoré (Macenta) 		Diocese of Guéckédou (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
202362,5091,285,3084.9%30302,083917ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased


Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 115, Page 719, to Page 721

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