Diocese of Port Gentil
| Diocese of Port Gentil | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Gabon |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Libreville |
| Diocesan bishop | Euzébius Chinekezy Ogbonna Managwu |
| founding | 2003 |
| surface | 22,850 km² |
| Parishes | 8 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 126,523 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 70,672 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 55.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 5 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 5 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7,067 |
| Friars | 6 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 17 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Saint-Louis |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-Gentil ( lat. : Dioecesis Portus Gentilis ) is in Gabon situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Port-Gentil .
history
The diocese of Port-Gentil was established on March 19, 2003 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Cum petitum from cession of territory to the Archdiocese of Libreville and subordinated to this as a suffragan diocese. First Bishop was Mathieu Madega Lebouankehan .
Bishops of
- Mathieu Madega Lebouankehan , 2003–2013
- Euzébius Chinekezy Ogbonna Managwu , since 2016
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Cum petitum , AAS 95 (2003), n.9, p. 564.