Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malabo

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malabo is the principal ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Equatorial Guinea, centered in the nation’s capital on Bioko Island.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction
Roman Catholic archdiocese
cathedral Catedral de Santa Isabel de Malabo
Cathedral of St. Elizabeth, Malabo
country Equatorial Guinea
denomination Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
elevatedToArchdiocese 1966
elevatedToDiocese 1938
episcopalSee Malabo
establishedAsVicariateApostolic 1906
formerName Apostolic Vicariate of Fernando Póo
Diocese of Santa Isabel
governedBy archbishop
hasCathedralStatusSince 1938
hasJurisdictionOver Catholics in the capital of Equatorial Guinea
hasJurisdictionType territorial
hasSuffraganDiocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Bata
hasType metropolitan archdiocese
isCenteredIn nation’s capital of Equatorial Guinea
isPrincipalEcclesiasticalJurisdictionOf Catholic Church in Equatorial Guinea
isSeatOf Metropolitan Archbishop of Malabo
languageOfLiturgy Latin
Spanish
locatedIn Bioko Norte Province
linked to: Bioko Norte

Insular Region of Equatorial Guinea
Malabo
locatedOn Bioko Island
metropolitanSeeOf Ecclesiastical province of Malabo
partOf Catholic Church in Equatorial Guinea
patronSaint Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
province Ecclesiastical province of Malabo
region Central Africa
religion Christianity
rite Roman Rite
subjectTo Holy See
suiIurisChurch Latin Church
territoryIncludes Bioko Island
City of Malabo
linked to: Malabo
usesCalendar Gregorian calendar

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Malabo isSeatOf Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malabo
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malabo formerName Apostolic Vicariate of Fernando Póo
linked to: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malabo