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Metropolitan see Libreville, Gabon

Archdiocese of Libreville

Liberopolitan(us)

The Archdiocese of Libreville is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese covering Gabon, with origins in 1842 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1958. Its archbishop since 2020 is Jean-Patrick Iba-Ba, with four suffragan dioceses.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedrale Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, in Libreville, Gabon.

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Established
1842
Catholics
289,500
Priests
110
Territory
41,370 km²

Parishes and churches

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

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Archbishop
Jean-Patrick Iba-Ba
Born
18 April 1966
Birthplace
Libreville

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The cathedral

Cathedrale Notre-Dame de l'Assomption stands in Libreville, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

All of Gabon falls within the Latin ecclesiastical province headed by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Libreville (French: Archidiocèse catholique romain de Libreville), its metropolitan see. Its cathedral is the Cathédrale Notre Dame de l'Assomption in Libreville, the national capital, which also holds a former cathedral of the same name; both are dedicated to the Assumption of Mary.