Catholic-Hierarchy DC

Diocese of Port-Gentil

Dioecesis Portus Gentilis



Show: All | General Information | Ordinaries | Historical Summary | Statistics | Affiliated Bishops, Living | Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 19 March 2003
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Libreville
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Gabon
  • Square Kilometers: 22,890 (8,841 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Évêché, B.P. 425, Port-Gentil, Gabon
  • Telephone: 06.95.79.72; 07.60.89.08

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
19 March 2003ErectedArchdiocese of Libreville (Ogooué-Maritime) Diocese of Port-Gentil (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
200368,000120,00056.7%3588,50061712ap2004
200470,500126,22355.9%38116,40910167ap2005
201371,705127,30056.3%4488,9639158ap2014
201672,640130,80055.5%93126,0536139ap2017
201977,400139,46055.5%113145,5286139ap2020
202180,840145,67055.5%132155,3894139ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 95, Page 564

============

Home | Countries | Religious Orders | Popes | Holy See | Roman Curia | Cardinals by Rank
Bishops: All | Living | Deceased | Youngest | Oldest | Cardinal Electors
Dioceses: All | Current Only | Titular | Vacant | Structured View
Events: Overview | Recent | by Date | by Year | Necrology
Ad Limina | Conclaves | Consistories | Councils
Eastern Catholic Churches

============

About Catholic-Hierarchy
Terminology/Site Help
[ Comments/Corrections ] Copyright David M. Cheney, 1996-2024
Code: web_d, v3.4.6, 4 Feb 2024; Data: 14 Apr 2024