Catholic Church in Guinea

The '''Catholic Church in [[Guinea]]''' is part of the worldwide [[Catholic Church]], under the spiritual leadership of the [[pope]].

Figures in 2020 show that 3.52% of Guinea's population is Christian. This is made up of Catholics (2.28%), Protestants (0.44%) and other Christians 0.8%.<ref>[https://www.thearda.com/world-religion/national-profiles?REGION=0&u=101c&u=11c World Religions Database on the ARDA website, 2023-08-08]</ref>

There is one [[archdiocese]] ([[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Conakry|Conakry]]) and two [[dioceses]] ([[Roman Catholic Diocese of Kankan|Kankan]] and [[Roman Catholic Diocese of N’Zérékoré|N’Zérékoré]]). A new diocese (in [[Guéckédou]]) was announced in June 2023.<ref>[https://www.aciafrica.org/news/8576/pope-francis-erects-new-catholic-diocese-in-guinea-appoints-pioneer-local-ordinary Association of Catholic Information website]</ref>

In 2020, there were 181 priests and 140 nuns serving 76 parishes in the country.<ref>[https://www.catholicsandcultures.org/guinea Catholics And Culture website, retrieved 2023-08-08]</ref>

==See also== *[[Religion in Guinea]] *[[Christianity in Guinea]] *[[Vincent Coulibaly]] *[[Robert Sarah]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/country/GN.htm Giga-Catholic Information] * [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/country/gn.html Catholic Hierarchy]

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