Suffragan diocese Oyem, Gabon
Diocese of Oyem
Oyemen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Oyem is a Latin Church diocese in northern Gabon, erected in 1969 from the Archdiocese of Libreville. It is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Libreville and led by Bishop Jean-Vincent Ondo Eyene.
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- Established
- 1969
- Catholics
- 78,020
- Priests
- 42
- Territory
- 84,540 km²
Parishes and churches
8 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Cathédrale Saint Charles LwangaOyem · CathedralView parish
- Paroisse Sacré-CœurBitamView parish
- Paroisse Saint BasileOyemView parish
- Paroisse Saint JeanMinvoulView parish
- Paroisse Saint Jean BaptisteMedouneuView parish
- Paroisse Saint JosephMitzicView parish
- Paroisse Sainte Thérèse de l’Enfant Jésus d’AngoneAngoneView parish
- Paroisse Saints Pierre et Paul de BissokBissokView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Jean-Vincent Ondo Eyene
- Born
- 22 January 1960
- Birthplace
- Koulamoutou
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The cathedral
Cathedrale Saint-Charles-Lwanga, Oyem stands in Oyem, 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.
History
The city of Oyem in Gabon gives its name to this Roman Catholic diocese (Latin: Oyemen(sis); French: Diocèse catholique romain d'Oyem), which forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Libreville.