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.
In 2020, there were over 960,000 Catholics in Gabon;[1] almost half the population divided in five major congregations. There are five dioceses including one archdiocese, plus an apostolic vicariate.[2]