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Diocese of Kankan

Dioecesis Kankanensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Alexis Aly Tagbino, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 17 November 1993
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Conakry {Konakry}
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Guinea
  • Square Kilometers: 100,274 (38,730 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Eveche, B.P. 208, Kankan, Guinee
  • Telephone: 623.83.79.10

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Kankan
12 May 1949ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Guinea Francese (Eastern part) Prefecture Apostolic of Kankan (erected)
19 July 1951Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Kankan (Macenta) Prefecture Apostolic of N’Zérékoré
19 July 1951Territory AddedPrefecture Apostolic of N’Zérékoré (Siguirini and Kankan) Prefecture Apostolic of Kankan
Diocese of Kankan
17 November 1993ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Kankan Diocese of Kankan
29 June 2023Territory LostDiocese 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
Prefecture Apostolic of Kankan
19506,710533,0001.3%171739425ap1951
196815,048993,2931.5%1115,048128ap1981
198846,9541,592,6252.9%132153,1301674ap1991
Diocese of Kankan
199952,6271,804,0822.9%205252,10510613ap2000
200053,3411,804,0823.0%205252,133111013ap2001
200152,7271,804,0822.9%195242,196111013ap2002
200254,9501,804,0823.0%177242,289131013ap2003
200354,8291,809,4663.0%266321,713141315ap2004
200455,4831,809,7163.1%225272,054131215ap2005
200657,0481,811,1433.1%255301,901101320ap2007
201170,6421,954,0003.6%336391,81113514ap2012
201371,3922,078,0003.4%318391,83014714ap2014
201673,2202,271,8483.2%395441,6649920ap2017
201978,7003,063,5002.6%324362,186111120ap2020
202183,0003,237,7602.6%37372,243271320ap2022
202331,2901,466,9862.1%26261,203358bul:29Jun2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Kankan
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 41, Page 533, and Page 534
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 44, Page 48
  • Diocese of Kankan
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 86, Page 309, and Page 310

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