Diocese of Ebebiyin
| Diocese of Ebebiyin | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Equatorial Guinea |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Malabo |
| Diocesan bishop | Miguel Angel Nguema Bee SDS |
| founding | 1982 |
| surface | 3,943 km² |
| Parishes | 11 (April 1, 2017) |
| Residents | 229,140 (April 1, 2017) |
| Catholics | 158,000 (April 1, 2017) |
| proportion of | 69% |
| Diocesan priest | 22 (April 1, 2017) |
| Religious priest | 6 (April 1, 2017) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,643 |
| Friars | 12 (April 1, 2017) |
| Religious sisters | 28 (April 1, 2017) |
The Diocese of Ebebiyin ( Latin Dioecesis Ebebiyinensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese based in Ebebiyín in Mbini , the former Río Muni , in Equatorial Guinea .
The diocese Ebebiyin was from 1965 by Paul VI. Bata diocese founded on October 15, 1982 by Pope John Paul II . It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Malabo . On April 1, 2017, about 60 percent of its territory and half of the Catholics and priests each gave up to establish the diocese of Mongomo .
Bishops
- Ildefonso Obama Obono , 1982–1991, later Archbishop of Malabo
- Juan Matogo Oyana CMF , 1991–2002, later Bishop of Bata
- Alfred Maria Oburu Asue CMF, 2003-2006
- Juan Nsue Edjang Mayé , 2011–2015
- Miguel Angel Nguema Bee SDS , since April 1st, 2017
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b erezione delle diocesi di Evinayong e Mongomo (Guinea Equatoriale) e dei primi Vescovi nouns. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , April 1, 2017, accessed April 1, 2017 (Italian).