Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Conakry
The Archdiocese of Conakry (Latin: Archidioecesis Konakriensis ) is located in Guinea Roman Catholic archdiocese based in Conakry. It covers the western part of Guinea ..
History
Pope Leo XIII. founded the Apostolic Prefecture of French Guinea on 18 October 1897 annexations of the Apostolic Vicariate of Senegambia and Sierra Leone. On 18 April 1920, it was elevated to the rank of apostolic vicariate.
On 12 May 1949, lost part of its territory in favor of the establishment of the Apostolic Prefecture Kankan and simultaneously adopted the name, Vicariate Apostolic of Conakry, at. With the bull Dum Tantis it was collected on September 14, 1955 in the rank of Metropolitanerzbistums.
Ordinaries
Prefect Apostolic of French Guinea
- Raymond René Lerouge CSSp (9 March 1911-18. April 1920 )
Vicar Apostolic of French Guinea
- Raymond René Lerouge CSSp (18 April 1920-2. July 1949 )
Vicars Apostolic of Conakry
- Michel Jules- Joseph -Marie Bernard CSSp (12 March 1950-18 July 1954, then Vicar Apostolic of Archdiocese of Brazzaville |. Brazzaville)
- Gérard Paul Louis Marie de Mille Ville CSSp (8 May 1955-14. September 1955 )
Archbishops of Conakry
- Gérard Paul Louis Marie de Mille Ville CSSp (14 September 1955-10. March 1962 )
- Raymond -Maria Tchidimbo CSSp (10 March 1962-13. August 1979 )
- Robert Sarah (13 August 1979-1. October 2001, then Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples )
- Vincent Coulibaly ( since 6 May 2003)