The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mouila ( la, Muilaën(sis),
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: ''Diocèse catholique romain de Mouila'') is a
diocese
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History
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located in the city of
Mouila
Mouila is the capital of the Ngounié region of Gabon. It lies on the Ngounié River and the N1 road and has a population of about 20,000 people. Its main sight is Lac Bleu, a lake known for its bright blue water.
Mouila is very spread out ...
in the
ecclesiastical province
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of
Libreville
Libreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon. Occupying in the northwestern province of Estuaire, Libreville is a port on the Komo River, near the Gulf of Guinea. As of the 2013 census, its population was 703,904.
The area has been inh ...
in
Gabon
Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ...
.
History
* 11 December 1958: Established as Diocese of Mouila from the Diocese of Libreville
Bishops of Mouila
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Raymond-Marie-Joseph de La Moureyre, C.S.Sp. (14 May 1959 – 28 October 1976)
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Cyriaque Siméon Obamba (28 October 1976 – 22 April 1992)
*
Dominique Bonnet,
C.S.Sp.
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(8 November 1996 – 19 January 2013)
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* Mathieu Madega Lebouakehan (19 January 2013]Port-Gentil
Port-Gentil () or Mandji is the second-largest city of Gabon, and it is a leading seaport. It is the center of Gabon's petroleum and timber industries. The city is located on a delta island in the Ogooue delta with no bridges to the mainland. Nea ...
See also
*Roman Catholicism in Gabon The Catholic Church in Gabon is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. It is endowed with the right to elect its own clergy, except archbishops.
There are over 600,000 Catholics in Gabon - almost ...
References
External links
GCatholic.org
Mouila
Mouila is the capital of the Ngounié region of Gabon. It lies on the Ngounié River and the N1 road and has a population of about 20,000 people. Its main sight is Lac Bleu, a lake known for its bright blue water.
Mouila is very spread out ...
Christian organizations established in 1958
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1958 establishments in Gabon
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Libreville
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