The Roman Catholic Diocese of Franceville ( la, Francopolitan(us) in Gabone,
French: ''Diocèse catholique romain de Franceville'') is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
located in the city of
Franceville
Franceville is one of the four largest cities in Gabon, with a population of 110,568 at the 2013 census. It lies on the Mpassa River and at the end of the Trans-Gabon Railway and the N3 road. It grew from a village named Masuku when Pierre Savor ...
in the
ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...
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
* 5 October 1974: Established as Diocese of Franceville from the
Diocese of Mouila
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mouila ( la, Muilaën(sis), French: ''Diocèse catholique romain de Mouila'') is a diocese located in the city of Mouila in the ecclesiastical province of Libreville in Gabon.
History
* 11 December 1958: Established ...
Bishops of Franceville
*
Félicien-Patrice Makouaka (5 October 1974 – 8 November 1996)
*
Timothée Modibo-Nzockena Timothée Modibo-Nzockena (January 1, 1950 – March 24, 2016) was a Roman Catholic bishop.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1980, Modibo-Mzockena was appointed bishop in 1997 of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Franceville, Gabon
Gabon (; ; ...
(8 November 1996 – 4 November 2017)
*
Jean-Patrick Iba-Ba (4 November 2017
[ – 12 March 2020)
* ]Ephrem Ndjoni
Ephrem is a masculine given name, a variant spelling of Ephraim (also spelled ''Efrem'', ''Ephraem''). It is the name of biblical Ephraim, a son of Joseph and ancestor of the Tribe of Ephraim.
People
First name Pre-Modern
* Saint Ephrem, one of ...
(25 July 2022
See also
* Roman Catholicism in Gabon
References
External links
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Gabon
Christian organizations established in 1974
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Libreville
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