Roman Catholic Church in Equatorial Guinea

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The Roman Catholic Church in Equatorial Guinea is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church .

history

In 1855 an Apostolic Prefecture was established together with the islands of Annobón , Corisco and Fernando Póo , which was later administered by the Order of the Claretians . In 1904 the prefecture was promoted to the Apostolic Vicariate . In 1966 the first Bata diocese was founded.

When Francisco Macías Nguema came to power in 1968, religious life was restricted until his fall in 1979. In 1976 all churches were closed and the country declared an atheist state. The situation under Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo only improved after the coup d'état in 1981 , but it remains tense.

Pope John Paul II visited Equatorial Guinea in 1982 ( Pope John Paul II's trips abroad ).

church

In Equatorial Guinea, around 90% of the total population are members of the Catholic Church, i.e. 450,000 Catholics. There are four dioceses and one archdiocese united in the Episcopal Conference of Equatorial Guinea ("Conferencia Episcopal de Guinea Ecuatorial").

The representative of the Holy See in Equatorial Guinea - the Apostolic Nuncio - has been Archbishop Julio Murat since March 2018 . In addition to Equatorial Guinea, his area of ​​office also includes Cameroon .

The liturgical language is Spanish , and since September 1997 French has also been spoken increasingly .

Dioceses

See also

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Individual evidence

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