Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VIII, 1952 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Apostolic prefectures

Nzérékoré, Apostolic Prefecture of

NZÉRÉKORÉ, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI

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Also known as: French: Préfecture apostolique de Nzérékoré

NZÉRÉKORÉ, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In French Guinea, entrusted to the Society of the White Fathers, erected on 19 March 1937 with territory detached from the apostolic vicariate of Bamako.

In 1913 the White Fathers had settled at Gouéké; but the station was soon abandoned because the missionaries were called back to arms. At the end of 1919 they returned and had to start over again amid the hostility of the inhabitants. In 1927 a young catechumen was killed by his own parents for having refused to take part in pagan rites. In that year the first Baptisms of adults took place.

On 19 July 1951 the territory was reduced to the administrative districts of New Beyla and Macenta following an exchange of territory with the apostolic prefecture of Kankan. The missionaries number slightly more than 20.

Saverio Paventi

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII (1952), col. 2048.

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“Nzérékoré, prefettura apostolica di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII, col. 2048. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952. https://azioneromana.com/article/nzerekore-prefettura-apostolica-di.

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  title     = {Nzérékoré, prefettura apostolica di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VIII},
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  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1952},
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