François Sylla
Guinean Catholic archbishop · Guinea · On the map · Religious Figures · Born 1972 · age 54
François Sylla is a Guinean Catholic prelate who serves as the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Conakry, in Guinea. He was appointed to that position on 28 February 2026. Before that, from 11 May 2024 until 28 February 2026, he was the Coadjutor Bishop of the same Catholic Archdiocese.
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About this person
He was appointed bishop by Pope Francis. He was consecrated at Conakry on 8 June 2024 by Jean-Sylvain Emien Mambé, Titular Archbishop of Potentia in Piceno, the Papal Nuncio. On 28 February 2028, upon the health-related resignation of Archbishop Vincent Coulibaly from the pastoral care of the Ecclesiastical Metropolitan Province of Conakry, Archbishop François Sylla succeeded him as the new archbishop, that same day.
