Vincent Coulibaly
- Bishop of Kankan (1993-2003)
- President, Episcopal Conference of Guinea (2007-2013)
(1953-03-16) 16 March 1953 (age 71)
- Minor Seminary Jean XXIII (Kindia)
- Major Seminary Pierre Claver (Koumi)
History | |
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Diaconal ordination | |
Ordained by | Pierre-Marie Coty |
Date | 28 July 1979 |
Place | Kissidougou, Guinea |
Priestly ordination | |
Ordained by | Robert Sarah |
Date | 9 May 1981 |
Place | Cathedral of Notre-Dame des Victoires et de la Paix, Diocese of Kankan |
Episcopal consecration | |
Principal consecrator | Robert Sarah |
Co-consecrators | Mori Julien-Marie Sidibé, Philippe Kourouma |
Date | 12 February 1994 |
Place | Notre-Dame des Victoires et de la Paix, Cathedral, Diocese of Kankan |
Episcopal succession | |
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Bishops consecrated by Vincent Coulibaly as principal consecrator | |
Emmanuel Félémou | 2007 |
Raphaël Balla Guilavogui | 2008 |
Alexis Aly Tagbino | 2017 |
Styles of Vincent Coulibaly | |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Religious style | Archbishop |
Vincent Coulibaly is Guinean prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the archbishop of Conakry in Guinea since 2003. From 1994 to 2003 he was bishop of Kankan.
Biography
Vincent Coulibaly was born on 16 March 1953 in Kiniéran, French Guinea. In November 1969 he entered the Minor Seminary Jean-XXIII in Kindia, Guinea. In September 1974 he entered the Major Seminary Pierre-Claver in Koumi [fr] in Upper Volta, now Burkina-Faso.[1]
On 28 July 1979, he was ordained a deacon in the Diocese of Kankan.[citation needed] He was ordained a priest on 8 May 1981. From 1981 to 1989, he was parochial vicar in Kankan. He became formator at the John XXIII Seminary in Kindia in 1989 and from 1990 to December 1993 was the seminary's director.[1]
On 17 November 1993, Pope John Paul II appointed him bishop of Kankan.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on 12 February 1994[3] from Robert Sarah, Archbishop of Conakry.[citation needed]
Pope John Paul named him to succeed Sarah as archbishop of Conakry on 6 May 2003.[4]
He was president of the Episcopal Conference of Guinea from 2007 to 2013.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ a b "S.E. Mgr Vincent COULIBALY Archevêque de Conakry". Archdiocese of Conakry (in French). Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXVI. 1994. p. 205. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Guinée: Nouvel archevêque métropolitain à Conakry". cath.ch (in French). 6 May 2003. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 06.05.2003" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 6 May 2003. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
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Preceded by Jean-Baptiste Coudray | Bishop of Kankan 1994-2003 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Archbishop of Conakry 2003– | Incumbent |
Preceded by | President, Episcopal Conference of Guinea 2007–2013 | Succeeded by |
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