Diocese of Franceville
Francopolitan(us) in Gabone
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Franceville, Gabon
The Diocese of Franceville, erected in 1974 from the Diocese of Mouila, is a Latin Church diocese in southeastern Gabon, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Libreville. Ephrem Ndjoni has been its bishop since 2022.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 5 October 1974
- Latin
- Francopolitan(us) in Gabone
- Annuario code
- 001001440
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 109,140
- Population
- 287,045
- Catholic share
- 38.0%
- Priests
- 30
- Catholics per priest
- 3,638
- Extent
- 61,927 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 1.8
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Ephrem Ndjoni
- Born
- 11 February 1973
- Birthplace
- Moanda
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedrale Saint-Hilaire, Franceville stands in Franceville, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Libreville
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Libreville.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of LibrevilleLibreville
- Diocese of MouilaMouila
- Diocese of OyemOyem
- Diocese of Port-GentilPort-Gentil
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
In Gabon, within the ecclesiastical province of Libreville, the city of Franceville is home to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Franceville (Latin: Francopolitan(us) in Gabone, French: Diocèse catholique romain de Franceville).
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].