The Diocese of Evinayong is a
Latin Church
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ecclesiastical jurisdiction or
diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...
of the
Catholic Church
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in
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. It has an area of . Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name refers to its location both near the Equ ...
. It is a
suffragan diocese
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in the
ecclesiastical province
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of the
metropolitan
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Areas and governance (secular and ecclesiastical)
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* Metropolitan ar ...
Archdiocese of Malabo
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History
* 1855.10.10: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Annobon, Corisco and Fernando Poo Islands from the A ...
, yet depends on the missionary
Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
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.
Its
cathedral
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is the Catedral de San José, dedicated to
Saint Joseph
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Joseph is venerated as Saint Joseph in the Catholic Church, Eastern O ...
, in the
episcopal see
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Phrases concerning actions occurring within or outside an episcopal see are indicative of the geographical significance of the term, making it synonymous with ''diocese'' ...
of
Evinayong
Evinayong ( ) is a town lying atop a small mountain in southeastern Río Muni, central Equatorial Guinea.
It is the capital of the Centro Sur Province and the St. Joseph's cathedral is the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Evinayo ...
, capital of
Centro Sur
Centro Sur ( Spanish for "South-center") is a province of Equatorial Guinea. Its capital is Evinayong.
Geography
Centro Sur borders Gabon's Estuaire Province in the southwest and Woleu-Ntem Province in the southeast, and Cameroon's South ...
province, Región Continental.
History
Established in 2017.04.01 as Diocese of Evinayong (Spanish) / Evinayongen(sis) (Latin), on territory split off from the
Diocese of Bata (in the same ecclesiastical province).
Episcopal ordinaries
;''Bishops of Evinayong''
*
Calixto Paulino Esono Abaga Obono (2017.04.01–Present)
See also
*
List of Catholic dioceses in Equatorial Guinea
Sources and external links
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Roman Catholic dioceses in Equatorial Guinea
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