Diocese of Kankan

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The Diocese of Kankan is a Latin rite see in eastern Guinea, established as an apostolic prefecture in 1949 and promoted to a diocese in 1993. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Conakry.

Bishop
Alexis Aly Tagbino
Latin name
Kankanen(sis)
Erected
17 November 1993
Cathedral
Cathedrale Notre-Dame des Victoires et de la Paix
Patron
Our Lady of Victories and Peace
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Conakry (Archdiocese of Conakry)
Catholics
72,455
Chancery
Evêché, B.P. 208, Kankan, Guinée
Telephone
Tel. 626.46.47.10

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

Neighbouring dioceses

Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001001801 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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