Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Conakry
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Conakry
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Conakry {Latin: "Konakrien(sis)"} is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Conakry in Guinea.
History
* 1897.10.18: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of French Guinea from the Apostolic Vicariate of Senegambia in Senegal and the Apostolic Vicariate of Sierra Leone in Sierra Leone1920.04.18: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of French Guinea1949.05.12: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Conakry1955.09.14: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Conakry
pecial Churches
The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale Sainte-Marie in Conakry .
Leadership
* Metropolitan Archbishops of Conakry (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Vincent Coulibaly since 2003.05.06
** Archbishop Robert Sarah (1979.08.13 – 2001.10.01)
** Archbishop Raymond-Maria Tchidimbo, C.S.Sp. (1962.03.10 – 1979.08.13)
** Archbishop Gérard-Paul-Louis-Marie de Milleville, C.S.Sp. (1955.09.14 – 1962.03.10)
* Vicars Apostolic of Conakry (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Gérard-Paul-Louis-Marie de Milleville, C.S.Sp.(1955.05.08 – 1955.09.14)
** Archbishop Michel-Jules-Joseph-Marie Bernard, C.S.Sp.(1950.03.12 – 1954.07.18)
** Bishop Raymond-René Lerouge, C.S.Sp. (1920.04.22 – 1949.07.02)
* Vicars Apostolic of French Guinea (Roman rite)
** Bishop Raymond-René Lerouge, C.S.Sp. (1911.03.09 – 1920.04.22)
uffragan Diocese
* Kankan
* N’Zérékoré
ee also
* Roman Catholicism in Guinea
* List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Guinea
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/cona0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
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