Diocese of Mouila

Dioecesis Muilaën(sis)
Location
CountryGabon
MetropolitanLibreville
Statistics
Area59,035 km2 (22,794 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
115,800
46,200 (39.9%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMathieu Madega Lebouakehan
Bishops emeritusDominique Bonnet, C.S.Sp.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mouila (Latin: 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 as Diocese of Mouila from the Diocese of Libreville

Bishops of Mouila

  • Raymond-Marie-Joseph de La Moureyre, C.S.Sp. (14 May 1959 – 28 October 1976)
  • Cyriaque Siméon Obamba (28 October 1976 – 22 April 1992)
  • Dominique Bonnet, C.S.Sp. (8 November 1996 – 19 January 2013)[1]
  • Mathieu Madega Lebouakehan (19 January 2013[1] – present); transferred from Port-Gentil

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Rinunce e Nomine, 19.01.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2022.


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