Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malabo

Archdiocese of Malabo

Archidioecesis Malaboensis

Arquidiócesis de Malabo
Location
CountryEquatorial Guinea
Ecclesiastical provinceMalabo
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established10 October 1855
CathedralSanta Isabel Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopJuan Nsue Edjang Mayé
Bishops emeritusIldefonso Obama Obono

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malabo is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Malabo in Equatorial Guinea.

History

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  • 1855.10.10: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Annobon, Corisco and Fernando Poo Islands from the Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas and Senegambia in Gabon
  • 1904.05.12: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Fernando Poo
  • 1966.05.03: Promoted as Diocese of Santa Isabel
  • 1974.04.14: Renamed as Diocese of Malabo
  • 1982.10.15: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Malabo

Ordinaries

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Vicars Apostolic

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  1. Armengol Coll y Armengol, CMF (August 1890 – 21 April 1918)
  2. Nicolás González y Pérez, CMF (24 August 1918 – 23 March 1935)
  3. Leoncio Fernández Galilea, CMF (18 June 1935 – 15 February 1957)
  4. Francisco Gómez Marijuán, CMF (14 November 1957 – 3 May 1966)

Bishops and Archbishops of Malabo

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  1. Francisco Gómez Marijuán, CMF (3 May 1966 – 9 May 1974)
  2. Vicente Bernikon (9 May 1974 – 14 September 1976)
  3. Rafael María Nze Abuy, CMF (21 October 1982 – 7 July 1991)
  4. Ildefonso Obama Obono (9 July 1991 – 11 February 2015)
  5. Juan Nsue Edjang Mayé (11 February 2015 – )

Suffragan dioceses

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Note: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Evinayong and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mongomo were established as new suffragan sees (dioceses) of the Malabo Archdiocese Province by Pope Francis on April 1, 2017[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rinunce e nomine".

Sources

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3°45′25″N 8°46′58″E / 3.7570°N 8.7828°E / 3.7570; 8.7828