Catholic Church
in
Republic of Guinea (Guinea)
Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Guinea (Guinea) | |
Also known as: la Guinée (français), Guinea (Deutsch, español, Italiano, latine), 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
Neighbouring Countries: ← Guinea-Bissau 
, ↖ Senegal 
, ↗ Mali 
, → Cote d’Ivoire 
, ↘ Liberia 
, ↓ Sierra Leone 
Roman Rite (4): Conakry, Guéckédou, Kankan, N’Zérékoré
Maronite Church (1): Annunciation of Ibadan
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
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.)
Cardinals (1 elector/1 total)BishopsCatholic Population: 311,000 Catholics (2.4% of 12,907,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 74 parishes, 73 mission stations (without resident priest), 27 other centres
Clergy: 4 bishops (3 diocesan, 1 titular), 194 priests (163 diocesan, 31 religious)
Non-Clergy: 168 religious (26 brothers, 142 sisters), 132 major seminarians, 2 missionaries, 1,046 catechists
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)
Last updated on 2023.08.24
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