Diocese of Franceville
| Diocese of Franceville | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Gabon |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Libreville |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| founding | 1974 |
| surface | 61,927 km² |
| Parishes | 17 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 337.111 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 97,161 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 28.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 12 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 17 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,350 |
| Friars | 23 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 30 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
The Bistum Franceville ( lat. : Dioecesis Francopolitana in Gabone ) is in Gabon preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Franceville . It includes the provinces of Haut-Ogooué and Ogooué-Lolo .
history
The diocese of Franceville was on October 5, 1974 by Pope Paul VI. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Antiquarum Africae from cessions of territory by the Diocese of Mouila and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Libreville as a suffragan .
Bishops of Franceville
- Félicien-Patrice Makouaka , 1974-1996
- Timothée Modibo-Nzockena , 1996-2016
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Jean-Patrick Iba-Ba , 2017–2020, then Archbishop of Libreville
- Sedis vacancy since March 12, 2020
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Antiquarum Africae , AAS 62 (1970), n.1, p. 21f.