Diocese of N’Zérékoré
Nzerekoren(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · N’Zérékoré, Guinea
The Diocese of N'Zérékoré is a Latin Catholic see in southeastern Guinea, established as an apostolic prefecture in 1937 and promoted to a diocese in 1959. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Conakry and its cathedral is dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 25 April 1959
- Latin
- Nzerekoren(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001002436
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 28,531
- Population
- 1,037,632
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 2.7%
- Priests
- 43
- Catholics per priest
- 664
- Extent
- 45,000 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.6
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Raphaël Balla Guilavogui
- Born
- 26 September 1964
- Birthplace
- Wolémé
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathédrale du Cœur-Immaculé de Marie stands in N’Zérékoré, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Conakry
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Conakry.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of ConakryConakry
- Diocese of BokéBoké
- Diocese of GuéckédouGuéckédou
- Diocese of KankanKankan
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Centered on the city of N'Zérékoré in Guinea, the Roman Catholic Diocese of N'Zérékoré (Latin: Nzerekoren(sis)) forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Conakry.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.