François Sylla
François Sylla | |
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| Archbishop of Conakry, Guinea | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Conakry |
| See | Conakry |
| Appointed | 28 February 2026 |
| Installed | 28 February 2026 |
| Predecessor | Vincent Coulibaly |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Other post | Coadjutor Archbishop of Conakry (11 May 2024 - 28 February 2026) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 21 November 2004 |
| Consecration | 8 June 2024 by Jean-Sylvain Emien Mambé |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | François Sylla 9 April 1972 Siboty, Archdiocese of Conakry, Guinea |
| Styles of François Sylla | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | His Lordship |
| Religious style | Bishop |
François Sylla (born 9 April 1972) 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. 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.