The Apostolic Vicariate of Makokou is the last Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction in Gabon, Equatorial Africa, as the rest of the country forms the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Libreville. The

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is directly under authority of the Holy See and its Dicastery for Evangelization. Its episcopal seat is the Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Victoires, devoted to

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Makokou Makokou is the regional capital of the Ogooué-Ivindo province in Gabon. Its coordinates are . Its altitude is 308 m. Its population in 2004 is around 16,600. The city lies on the Ivindo River and the N4 road. It grew around iron ore mini ...

, the regional capital of the Ogooué-Ivindo province in northern Gabon.

History

On 19 March 2003, it was established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Makokou, on territory split off from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oyem. On 11 July 2014, it was promoted to the status of an Apostolic Vicariate, which is normally led by a titular bishop.

Ordinaries

; Apostolic Prefect of Makokou * Father Joseph Koerber,

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(19 March 2003 – 11 July 2014) ; Apostolic Vicars of Makokou * Joseph Koerber, C.S.Sp. (11 July 2014 – 6 January 2022), titular bishop of

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* Father Severin Nziengui Mangandza, C.S.Sp. (6 January 2022 – present)

References

Apostolic vicariates

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