Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malabo
Archdiocese of Malabo Archidioecesis Malaboensis Arquidiócesis de Malabo | |
|---|---|
 Santa Isabel Cathedral in Malabo | |
| Location | |
| Country | Equatorial Guinea |
| Ecclesiastical province | Malabo |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 10 October 1855 |
| Cathedral | Santa Isabel Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Juan Nsue Edjang Mayé |
| Bishops emeritus | Ildefonso Obama Obono |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malabo is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Malabo in Equatorial Guinea.
History
[edit]- 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
[edit]Vicars Apostolic
[edit]- Armengol Coll y Armengol, CMF (August 1890 – 21 April 1918)
- Nicolás González y Pérez, CMF (24 August 1918 – 23 March 1935)
- Leoncio Fernández Galilea, CMF (18 June 1935 – 15 February 1957)
- Francisco Gómez Marijuán, CMF (14 November 1957 – 3 May 1966)
Bishops and Archbishops of Malabo
[edit]- Francisco Gómez Marijuán, CMF (3 May 1966 – 9 May 1974)
- Vicente Bernikon (9 May 1974 – 14 September 1976)
- Rafael María Nze Abuy, CMF (21 October 1982 – 7 July 1991)
- Ildefonso Obama Obono (9 July 1991 – 11 February 2015)
- Juan Nsue Edjang Mayé (11 February 2015 – )
Suffragan dioceses
[edit]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]