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Diocese of N’Zérékoré

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General Information

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Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of N’Zérékoré
9 March 1937ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Bamako (French Guinea) Prefecture Apostolic of N’Zérékoré (erected)
19 July 1951Territory AddedPrefecture Apostolic of Kankan (Macenta) Prefecture Apostolic of N’Zérékoré
19 July 1951Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of N’Zérékoré (Siguirini and Kankan) Prefecture Apostolic of Kankan
Diocese of N’Zérékoré
25 April 1959ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of N’Zérékoré Diocese of N’Zérékoré
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 N’Zérékoré
19502,563470,889.5%2222116107ap1951
Diocese of N’Zérékoré
1969474,320.0%22078ap1971
19788,460842,0001.0%661,41098ap1981
199021,050806,0002.6%18181,1691188ap1991
199939,503919,5344.3%30301,316258ap2000
200039,914919,5344.3%31311,287278ap2001
200140,9141,152,2463.6%32321,278278ap2002
200283,0081,102,4107.5%34342,4411258ap2003
200375,3701,102,4106.8%322342,2162268ap2004
200476,2691,037,6327.4%35352,179258ap2005
201352,5001,141,0004.6%331341,54433317ap2014
201655,6231,069,7735.2%30301,85423517ap2017
201958,7001,349,7004.3%39391,5053818ap2020
202160,1021,399,2704.3%512531,13424818ap2022
202328,531622,4114.6%434366323611bul: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 N’Zérékoré
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 29, Page 296, and Page 297
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 44, Page 48
  • Diocese of N’Zérékoré
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 791, to Page 793

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