Roman Catholic Diocese of Ebebiyín

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ebebiyin (Latin: Ebebiyinen(sis)) is a diocese in the Ecclesiastical province (covering all Equatorial Guinea) of Malabo, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Its cathedral episcopal see is located in the city of Ebebiyin, Kié-Ntem province, Región Continental.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 158,000 Catholics (69.0% of 229,140 total) on 3,943 km² in 11 parishes with 25 priests (19 diocesan, 6 religious), 40 lay religious (12 brothers, 28 sisters) and 19 seminarians.

Shortly before the 2017 loss of daughter Mongomo, it had an area of 12,000 square miles, a total population of 204,000, a Catholic population of 164,000, 33 priests and 89 religious.

History

Episcopal Ordinaries

(all Roman rite)

Suffragan Bishops of Ebebiyin

See also

References

    Coordinates: 2°09′22″N 11°19′49″E / 2.1562°N 11.3303°E / 2.1562; 11.3303

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