Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Libreville

Archdiocese of Libreville
Liberopolitanus
Location
Country Gabon
Statistics
Area 41,370 km2 (15,970 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
553,777
289,500 (52.3%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Basile Mvé Engone

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Libreville is the Metropolitan See of the Latin Ecclesiastical province covering all Gabon.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathédrale Notre Dame de l’Assomption of Libreville, the national capital, which also has a former cathedral of the same name (both dedicated to the Assumption of Mary).

History

Wikisource has the text of a 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article about Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas and Senegambia.

Ordinaries

(allRoman rite; so far (mostly missionary) members of Latin congregations)

Apostolic Prefects of Two Guineas and Senegambia
Apostolic Vicars of Two Guineas and Senegambia
Apostolic Vicar of Two Guineas
Apostolic Vicars of Gabon
Apostolic Vicar of Libreville
Suffragan Bishop of Libreville
Metropolitan Archbishops of Libreville

Province

Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own archbishopric and the following Suffragan bishoprics, all in Gabon :

See also

Source and External links

Coordinates: 0°24′10″N 9°26′11″E / 0.4028°N 9.4364°E / 0.4028; 9.4364

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