Cathedral of San Pedro Claver de Ebebiyín
The cathedral of San Pedro Claver, completed in 1950 in a Gothic style, presides Ebebiyín, in the province of Kié-Ntem, next to the borders of Cameroon and Gabon. It is the seat of a unique Marian diocese: the Holy See officially placed it under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary with the title of St. Mary of Begoña, Mother of Christ.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- The temple, completed in 1950 and Gothic, is one of the three cathedrals of Equatorial Guinea, next to those of Malabo and Bata, and is dedicated to St Peter Claver, the Catalan Jesuit apostle of the slaves.
- The diocese was erected on 15 October 1982 by John Paul II with the bull Quem ad modum, taking its territory from the diocese of Bata.
- On December 23, 1983, with the Apostolic Letter Qui superior, John Paul II confirmed as patron the Most Holy Virgin Mary venerated as Saint Mary of Begoña, Mother of Christ; therefore the seat is officially called "Virgin of Begoña, Mother of Christ" of Ebibeyin, the Guinean echo of the dear bilbain advocation.
- Since April 1, 2017, the Salesian bishop Miguel Ángel Nguema Bee has been herding; the diocese, a suffranate of Malabo, had 13 parishes in 2021 at the service of the faithful of Kié@-@ Ntem.
San Pedro Claver
In Ebebiyin, the Gothic cathedral of St. Peter Claver crown a diocese put by St. John Paul II under the protection of St. Mary of Begoña, Mother of Christ: the Amatxu of Bilbao, also venerated in the heart of equatorial Africa.
"St. Mary of Begoña, Mother of Christ, patron of Ebibeyin, pray for your children of Equatorial Guinea.
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