Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malabo explained

Jurisdiction:	Archdiocese
Malabo
Latin:	Archidioecesis Malaboensis
Local:	Arquidiócesis de Malabo
Country:	Equatorial Guinea
Province:	Malabo
Denomination:	Roman Catholic
Rite:	Roman Rite
Established:	10 October 1855
Cathedral:	Santa Isabel Cathedral
Bishop Title:	Archbishop
Metro Archbishop:	Juan Nsue Edjang Mayé
Emeritus Bishops:	Ildefonso Obama Obono

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malabo is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Malabo in Equatorial Guinea.

History

• • 1855.10.10: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Annobon, Corisco and Fernando Poo Islands from the Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas and Senegambia in Gabon 1904.05.12: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Fernando Poo
• 1966.05.03: Promoted as Diocese of Santa Isabel
• 1974.04.14: Renamed as Diocese of Malabo
• 1982.10.15: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Malabo

Ordinaries

Vicars Apostolic

1. Armengol Coll y Armengol, CMF (August 1890 – 21 April 1918)
2. Nicolás González y Pérez, CMF (24 August 1918 – 23 March 1935)
3. Leoncio Fernández Galilea, CMF (18 June 1935 – 15 February 1957)
4. Francisco Gómez Marijuán, CMF (14 November 1957 – 3 May 1966)

Bishops and Archbishops of Malabo

1. Francisco Gómez Marijuán, CMF (3 May 1966 – 9 May 1974)
2. Vicente Bernikon (9 May 1974 – 14 September 1976)
3. Rafael María Nze Abuy, CMF (21 October 1982 – 7 July 1991)
4. Ildefonso Obama Obono (9 July 1991 – 11 February 2015)
5. Juan Nsue Edjang Mayé (11 February 2015 –)

Suffragan dioceses

• Bata
• Ebebiyin

Note: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Evinayong and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mongomo were established as new suffragan sees (dioceses) of the Malabo Archdiocese Province by Pope Francison April 1, 2017^[1]

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Equatorial Guinea
• Roman Catholic dioceses in Equatorial Guinea

Sources

• GCatholic.org

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Rinunce e nomine.