Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Guinea (Guinea) | ![]() |
Also known as: Guinea (Deutsch, español, Italiano, latine), la Guinée (français), Gwinea (polski), Guiné (Português), 幾內亞 (正體中文), ギニア (日本語)
Formerly: French Guinea
Continent: Western and Northern Africa
Capital: Conakry
Area: 245,717 km²
Population: 12,413,867
Religions: Muslim 86.2%, Christian 9.7%, animist/other/none 4.1%
Languages: French (official)
Ethnic Groups: Fulani (Peul) 32.1%, Malinke 29.8%, Susu 19.8%, Guerze 6.2%, Kissi 4.7%, Toma 2.8%, other/no answer 4.6%
Motto: Travail, Justice, Solidarité (French) (Work, Justice, Solidarity)
Neighbouring Countries: ← Guinea-Bissau , ↖ Senegal
, ↗ Mali
, → Cote d’Ivoire
, ↘ Liberia
, ↓ Sierra Leone
Jurisdictions (4): Metr. Archdioceses (1), Dioceses
(3)
Roman Rite (3): Conakry, Kankan, N’Zérékoré
Maronite Church (1): Annunciation of Ibadan
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
Cardinals (1 elector/1 total):
Sarah (77) | All Cardinals
Bishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events
Special Churches:
Cathedrals (3)
Apostolic Nunciature: Guinea
Conference of Bishops: Conférence Episcopale de la Guinée
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (R.E.C.O.W.A.)
Last updated on 2023.01.25
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