Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malabo
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
Leadership
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Malabo (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Ildefonso Obama Obono since 1991.07.09
- Archbishop Rafael María Nze Abuy, C.M.F. 1982.10.21 – 1991.07.07
- Bishops of Malabo (Roman rite)
- Bishop Vicente Bernikon 1974.05.09 – 1976.09.14
- Bishop Francisco Gómez Marijuán, C.M.F. 1974.04.14 – 1974.05.09
- Bishops of Santa Isabel (Roman rite)
- Bishop Francisco Gómez Marijuán, C.M.F. 1966.05.03 – 1974.04.14
- Vicars Apostolic of Fernando Poo (Roman rite)
- Bishop Francisco Gómez Marijuán, C.M.F. 1957.11.14 – 1966.05.03
- Bishop Leoncio Fernández Galilea, C.M.F. 1935.06.18 – 1957.02.15
- Bishop Nicolás González Pérez, C.M.F. 1918.08.24 – 1935.03.23
- Bishop Pedro Coll Armengol, C.M.F. 1904.05.10 – 1918.04.21
Suffragan Diocese
See also
Sources
Coordinates: 3°45′25″N 8°46′58″E / 3.7570°N 8.7828°E
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