Roman Catholic Diocese of Kankan
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Kankan
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name=Kankan
latin=Kankanensis
country=Guinea
metropolitan=Conakry
rite=Latin Rite
area=118,000
population=1,809,716
population_as_of=2004
catholics=55,483
catholics_percent=3.1
bishop=Emmanuel Félémou
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kankan {Latin: "Kankanen(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Kankan in the Ecclesiastical province of Conakry in Guinea.
History
* May 12, 1949: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Kankan from the Apostolic Vicariate of French Guinea
* November 17, 1993: Promoted as Diocese of Kankan
Leadership
* Bishops of Kankan (Roman rite)
** Bishop Emmanuel Félémou (since 2007.01.05)
** Archbishop Vincent Coulibaly (1993.11.17 – 2003.05.06)
* Prefects Apostolic of Kankan (Roman rite)
** Fr. Jean B. Coudray, C.S.Sp. (1958.12.14 – 1979)
** Fr. Maurizio Le Mailloux, C.S.Sp. (1950.03.17 – 1957)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Gabon
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/kank0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dkank.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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