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Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) Metr. Archdiocese (1)

Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (5)

Apostolic Vicariates Apostolic Vicariate (1)

Roman Rite (6): Franceville, Libreville, Makokou, Mouila, Oyem, Port-Gentil

Maronite Church (1): Annunciation of Ibadan

Apostolic Nunciature: Gabon Archbishop Relwendé Kisito Ouédraogo (54)

Conference of Bishops: Conférence Episcopale du Gabon Bishop Jean-Vincent Ondo Eyene (66)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Association des Conférences Episcopales de la Région de l’Afrique Central (A.C.E.R.A.C.) Archbishop Goetbé Edmond Djitangar (73)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcopales d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.) Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. (66)

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Continent: Eastern and Central Africa

Capital: Libreville

Area: 257,667 km2

Population: 1,772,255

Neighbouring Countries: ↖ São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe, ↖ Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea, ↑ Cameroon Cameroon, ↘ Congo-Brazzaville Congo-Brazzaville

Religions: Roman Catholic 42.3%, Protestant 12.3%, other Christian 27.4%, Muslim 9.8%, animist 0.6%, other 0.5%, none/no answer 7.1%

Languages: French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi

Ethnic Groups: Bantu tribes, including four major tribal groupings (Fang, Bapounou, Nzebi, Obamba); other Africans and Europeans, 154,000, including 10,700 French and 11,000 persons of dual nationality

Motto: Union, Travail, Justice (French) (Union, Work, Justice)

Area: 267,668 km2

Catholic Population: 1,059,000 Catholics (54.6% of 1,940,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 103 parishes, 381 mission stations (1 with resident priest, 380 without resident priest), 111 other centres

Clergy: 9 bishops (6 diocesan, 3 titular), 288 priests (183 diocesan, 105 religious), 2 permanent deacons (1 diocesan, 1 religious)

Non-Clergy: 227 religious (20 brothers, 207 sisters), 1 member of secular institutes (sister), 133 major seminarians, 14 missionaries, 1,845 catechists