Diocese of Oyem
| Diocese of Oyem | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Gabon |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Libreville |
| Diocesan bishop | Jean-Vincent Ondo Eyene |
| founding | 1969 |
| surface | 84,540 km² |
| Parishes | 8 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Residents | 159,615 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics | 78,020 (December 31, 2004 / AP2005 ) |
| proportion of | 48.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 15 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious priest | 5 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,901 |
| Friars | 9 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious sisters | 17 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Sainte-Thérèse |
The Bistum Oyem ( lat. : Dioecesis Oyemensis ) is in Gabon preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Oyem . It includes the province of Woleu-Ntem .
history
Pope Paul VI founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Divini Magistri verba on May 13, 1969 from cession of territory of the Archdiocese of Libreville , to which it was also subordinated as a suffragan diocese.
On March 19, 2003, it lost part of its territory to the Makokou Apostolic Prefecture .
Bishops of Oyem
- François Ndong (May 29, 1969 - August 23, 1982, retired)
- Basile Mvé Engone SDB (23 August 1982 - 3 April 1998, then Archbishop of Libreville )
- Jean-Vincent Ondo Eyene , since February 17, 2000