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Pope Leo XIV is expected to visit the Republic of Equatorial Guinea in what will be his first pastoral journey to Africa since his election as Pontiff in May 2025, a visit officially confirmed by both the country’s government and Catholic Bishops under their common forum, the Episcopal Conference of Equatorial Guinea (CEGE).
A pastoral visit of Pope Leo XIV to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea has been officially announced, making the Central African nation the second country on the continent, after Angola, to confirm the anticipated first African journey of the Pontiff since his election in May 2025.
The Catholic Church’s role in promoting formal education and healthcare in Equatorial Guinea was one of the topics discussed during the June 28 meeting between Pope Leo XIV and the President of the Central African nation, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.
Pope Francis has accepted the retirement of Bishop Juan Matogo Oyan from the pastoral care of the Catholic Diocese of Bata in Equatorial Guinea.
In Equatorial Guinea, the name of José Si Esono is synonymous with the country’s first evangelization.
Members of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) in Equatorial Guinea are offering formal education and other “skills for stable employment” to young mothers in the Central African nation.
The U.S.-based development arm of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), Salesian Missions, has facilitated clean water supply to hundreds in a Salesian Parish in the town of Beayop in Equatorial Guinea’s Ebebeyín Diocese.