Archdiocese of Libreville Liberopolitanus | |
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Location | |
Country | Gabon |
Statistics | |
Area | 41,370 km2 (15,970 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 553,777 289,500 (52.3%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Jean-Patrick Iba-Ba |
Bishops emeritus | Basile Mvé Engone |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Libreville (French: Archidiocèse catholique romain de Libreville) is the Metropolitan See of the Latin Ecclesiastical province covering all Gabon.
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathédrale Notre Dame de l’Assomption of Libreville, the national capital, which also has a former cathedral of the same name (both dedicated to the Assumption of Mary).