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.


Vincent Coulibaly
Archbishop of Conakry
Coulibaly in 2014
ChurchCatholic
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Conakry
Appointed6 May 2003
PredecessorRobert Sarah
Previous post(s)
Personal details
Born
Vincent Coulibaly

(1953-03-16) 16 March 1953 (age 71)
Education
Ordination history
History
Diaconal ordination
Ordained byPierre-Marie Coty
Date28 July 1979
PlaceKissidougou, Guinea
Priestly ordination
Ordained byRobert Sarah
Date9 May 1981
PlaceCathedral of Notre-Dame des Victoires et de la Paix, Diocese of Kankan
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorRobert Sarah
Co-consecratorsMori Julien-Marie Sidibé, Philippe Kourouma
Date12 February 1994
PlaceNotre-Dame des Victoires et de la Paix, Cathedral, Diocese of Kankan
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Vincent Coulibaly as principal consecrator
Emmanuel Félémou2007
Raphaël Balla Guilavogui2008
Alexis Aly Tagbino2017
Styles of
Vincent Coulibaly
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Religious styleArchbishop

Biography

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "S.E. Mgr Vincent COULIBALY Archevêque de Conakry". Archdiocese of Conakry (in French). Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  2. ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXVI. 1994. p. 205. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Guinée: Nouvel archevêque métropolitain à Conakry". cath.ch (in French). 6 May 2003. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 06.05.2003" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 6 May 2003. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by 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