The local
assembly of bishops is the Episcopal Conference of Gabon (
French: Episcopal Conférence du Gabon, CEG).
The ECG is a member of the
and
Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM).
List of presidents of the Bishops' Conference:
1970 - 1981:
André Fernand Anguilé,
Archbishop of
Libreville
1981 - 1989:
Félicien-Patrice Makouaka,
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
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 ...
1989 - 2005:
Basile Mve Engone,
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
of
Oyem
Oyem is the capital of Woleu-Ntem province in northern Gabon, lying on the N2 road and the River Ntem.
Geography
The town lies on a plateau at an elevation of about . It is the administrative and transport center for the surrounding agricultural ...
and
Archbishop of
Libreville
2005 - ... :
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 (; ; ...
,
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
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 ...
See also
*
Catholic Church in Gabon
References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20120713090802/http://www.eglisecatholique.ga/fr/index.php
* http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/country/GA.htm
* http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/country/ga.html
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 nort ...
Catholic Church in Gabon
Religious organizations based in Gabon
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