Evinayong bishopric
| Evinayong bishopric | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Equatorial Guinea |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Malabo |
| Diocesan bishop | Calixto Paulino Esono Abaga Obono |
| founding | April 1, 2017 |
| surface | 9,932 km² |
| Parishes | 13 (2017) |
| Residents | 71,590 (2017) |
| Catholics | 50,000 (2017) |
| proportion of | 69.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 18 (2017) |
| Religious priest | 8 (2017) |
| Catholics per priest | 1.923 |
| Religious sisters | 31 (2017) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
French Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de San José |
The Bistum Evinayong ( latin Dioecesis Evinayongensis ) is in Equatorial Guinea preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Evinayong .
history
The Diocese of Evinayong was established on April 1, 2017 by Pope Francis from cessions of territory from the Diocese of Bata and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Malabo as a suffragan . The first bishop was Calixto Paulino Esono Abaga Obono .
The Evinayong diocese includes the Centro Sur Province .
See also
Web links
- Entry on Evinayong Diocese on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- Entry on Evinayong Diocese on gcatholic.org (English)
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).