Suffragan diocese Boké, Guinea
Diocese of Boké
Boken(sis)
Latin Church
Latin rite diocese in Guinea, erected by Pope Francis in February 2024 from the Archdiocese of Conakry. Moïse Tinguiano was named its first bishop at erection.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 2024
- Catholics
- 10,225
- Priests
- 12
- Territory
- 27,908 km²
Parishes and churches
6 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Sacré-Coeur de JésusBoffa · CathedralView parish
- Christ-RoiBokéView parish
- Saint-JeanKatakoView parish
- Saint-Jean-BaptisteKamsarView parish
- Saint-JosephBoffaView parish
- Saint-PierreKawassView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Moïse Tinguiano
- Born
- 11 December 1977
- Birthplace
- Benty
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The cathedral
Church of Our Lady of Patronage stands in Boké, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Based in the city of Boké, this Guinean diocese of the Roman Catholic Church (Latin: Dioecesis Bokeensis) forms part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Conakry.