Roman Catholic Diocese of Kankan

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History

• Established on 12 May 1949 as Apostolic Prefecture of Kankan, on territory canonically split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of French Guinea
• Promoted on 17 November 1993 as Diocese of Kankan.

  Bishops

Ordinaries

• Father Maurizio Le Mailloux, Holy Ghost Fathers
• Apostolic Administrator Gérard-Paul-Louis-Marie de Milleville, C.S.Sp., while Metropolitan Archbishop of Conakry , later Titular Archbishop of Gabala as Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza , Apostolic Administrator of Basse-Terre ; died 2207
• Fr. Jean B. Coudray, C.S.Sp.
• Apostolic Administrator Robert Sarah, while Metropolitan Archbishop of Conakry , President of Episcopal Conference of the Guinea ; later Roman Curia official as Secretary of Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University, President of Pontifical Council “Cor unum”, created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana, Prefect of Roman Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

• Vincent Coulibaly, first Guinean incumbent; later Metropolitan Archbishop of Conakry , staying on shortly as Apostolic Administrator of Kankan, President of Episcopal Conference of the Guinea
• Emmanuel Félémou, President of Episcopal Conference of the Guinea ; no previous prelature.

  Auxiliary Bishop

• Alexis Aly Tagbino