As per 2014, it pastorally served 158,000 Catholics (69.0% of 229,140 total) on 3,943 km2 in 11 parishes with 25 priests (19 diocesan, 6 religious), 40 lay religious (12 brothers, 28 sisters) and 19 seminarians.
Shortly before the 2017 loss of daughter Mongomo, it had an area of 12,000 square miles, a total population of 204,000, a Catholic population of 164,000, 33 priests and 89 religious.
Historyedit
Established on October 15, 1982 as Diocese of Ebibeyín, on territory split off from the Diocese of Bata.
Lost territory on 2017.04.01 to establish the Diocese of Mongomo (in the same ecclesiastical province).
Juan Nsue Edjang Maye (2011.02.19 - 2015.02.11), born in Mikomeseng (Kie Ntem province) in 1957, ordained a priest in 1995, until then pastor of the parishes of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Our Lady of Help on the island of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea; next Metropolitan Archbishop of Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) (2015.02.11 – ...)
Miguel Angel Nguema Bee, Salesians (S.D.B.) (2017.04.01 – ...), no previous prelature.
roman, catholic, diocese, ebebiyín, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, august, 2017, learn, when, remove, this, t. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations August 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ebibeyin Latin Ebibeyinen sis officially the Diocese Virgin of Begona Mother of Christ of Ebibeyin 1 is a diocese in the ecclesiastical province covering all Equatorial Guinea of Malabo yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Its cathedral episcopal see is located in the city of Ebibeyin Kie Ntem province Region Continental Contents 1 Statistics 2 History 3 Episcopal ordinaries 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksStatistics editAs per 2014 it pastorally served 158 000 Catholics 69 0 of 229 140 total on 3 943 km2 in 11 parishes with 25 priests 19 diocesan 6 religious 40 lay religious 12 brothers 28 sisters and 19 seminarians Shortly before the 2017 loss of daughter Mongomo it had an area of 12 000 square miles a total population of 204 000 a Catholic population of 164 000 33 priests and 89 religious History editEstablished on October 15 1982 as Diocese of Ebibeyin on territory split off from the Diocese of Bata Lost territory on 2017 04 01 to establish the Diocese of Mongomo in the same ecclesiastical province Episcopal ordinaries edit all Roman rite Suffragan Bishops of Ebibeyin Apostolic Administrator Father Ildefonso Obama Obono Ildefonso Obama Obono 1982 10 15 1991 07 09 see below previously Apostolic Administrator of Bata Equatorial Guinea 1971 1975 Juan Matogo Oyana Claretians C M F 1991 10 11 2002 05 11 see below next Bishop of Bata Equatorial Guinea 2002 05 11 Alfred Maria Oburu Asue C M F 2003 03 08 2006 08 27 Apostolic Administrator Juan Matogo Oyana C M F see above 2006 08 30 2011 02 19 Juan Nsue Edjang Maye 2011 02 19 2015 02 11 born in Mikomeseng Kie Ntem province in 1957 ordained a priest in 1995 until then pastor of the parishes of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Our Lady of Help on the island of Bioko Equatorial Guinea next Metropolitan Archbishop of Malabo Equatorial Guinea 2015 02 11 Miguel Angel Nguema Bee Salesians S D B 2017 04 01 no previous prelature See also editList of Catholic dioceses in Equatorial Guinea Roman Catholicism in Equatorial GuineaReferences edit Official website Diocesis Virgen de Begona Madre de Cristo Ebibeyin Guinea Ecuatorial in Spanish Retrieved 12 November 2020 External links editGCatholic org with Google map amp satellithe photo data for all sections 2 09 22 N 11 19 49 E 2 1562 N 11 3303 E 2 1562 11 3303 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Diocese of Ebebiyin amp oldid 1216789557, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
