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Suffragan diocese Franceville, Gabon

Diocese of Franceville

Francopolitan(us) in Gabone

Latin Church

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.

On the map

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Franceville, Gabon, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1974
Catholics
109,140
Priests
30
Territory
61,927 km²

Parishes and churches

13 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Ephrem Ndjoni
Born
11 February 1973
Birthplace
Moanda

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The cathedral

Cathedrale Saint-Hilaire, Franceville stands in Franceville, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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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).

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