Apostolic Prefecture of Kankan
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Diocese of Kankan Kankanensis |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Guinea |
| Metropolitan | Conakry |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 118,000 km2 (46,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 1,809,716 55,483 (3.1%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Emmanuel Félémou |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kankan (Latin: Kankanen(sis)) is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province (covering all and only Guinea) of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Conakry, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Marian Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Victoires et de la Paix, dedicated to Our Lady of Victories and Peace, in the city of Kankan.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 72,455 Catholics (3.4% of 2,143,000 total) on 118,000 km² in 14 parishes and 76 missions with 40 priests (32 diocesan, 8 religious), 23 lay religious (14 brothers, 9 sisters) and 7 seminarians.
(all Roman rite)
Coordinates: 10°22′22″N 9°18′06″W / 10.3728°N 9.3017°W
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