Diocese of Mouila, Gabon 🇬🇦

Continent: Eastern and Central Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Mouila / Muilaën(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Libreville

Neighbouring Dioceses: Port-Gentil (←), Libreville (↖), Franceville (→), Dolisie (↘), Pointe-Noire (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (Universal) 📅

History

1958.12.11: Established as Diocese of Mouila / Muilaën(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Libreville and became suffragan of Libreville)
1974.10.05: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Franceville

Present Prelates

Bishop (2013.01.19 – ...):

Bishop Mathieu Madega Lebouakehan (65)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Mouila (Roman Rite)

Bishop Mathieu Madega Lebouakehan (65)
(2013.01.19 – ...)

Bishop of Mouila (Gabon)

Born:	1960.07.06 (Mbigou, Gabon)
Ordained Priest:	1991.12.29
Consecrated Bishop:	2000.05.07

Priest of Mouila (Gabon) (1991.12.29 – 2000.02.17)

Titular Bishop of Zallata (2000.02.17 – 2003.03.19)

Auxiliary Bishop of Libreville (Gabon) (2000.02.17 – 2003.03.19)

Bishop of Port-Gentil (Gabon) (2003.03.19 – 2013.01.19)

Apostolic Administrator of Port-Gentil (Gabon) (2013.01.19 – 2016.01.12)

Bishop of Mouila (Gabon) (2013.01.19 – ...)

President of Episcopal Conference of Gabon (2014.07.11 – 2022.11.04)

First Vice-President of Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (2016.07.24 – 2019.07.19)

Bishop Dominique Bonnet, C.S.Sp. (86)
(1996.11.08 – 2013.01.19)

Bishop emeritus of Mouila (Gabon)

Born:	1939.04.20 (Antigny, France)
Ordained Priest:	1966.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1997.01.11

Apostolic Administrator of Mouila (Gabon) (1995.05.17 – 1996.11.08)

Bishop of Mouila (Gabon) (1996.11.08 – 2013.01.19)

Fr. Dominique Bonnet, C.S.Sp. (86) (later Bishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 1995.05.17 – 1996.11.08)

Bishop Basile Mvé Engone, S.D.B. (84) (later Archbishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 1992.04.22 – 1995.05.17)

Bishop Cyriaque Siméon Obamba
(1976.10.28 – 1992.04.22)

Born:	1918.02.28 (Oghéwa, Gabon)
Ordained Priest:	1946.05.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1977.01.30
Died:	1996.07.07 († 78)

Bishop of Mouila (Gabon) (1976.10.28 – 1992.04.22)

Bishop Raymond-Marie-Joseph de La Moureyre, C.S.Sp.
(1959.05.14 – 1976.10.28)

Born:	1911.03.08 (Saint-Flour, France)
Ordained Priest:	1934.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1959.09.13
Died:	1997.02.14 (Volzac, France † 85)

Bishop of Mouila (Gabon) (1959.05.14 – 1976.10.28)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathédrale Saint-Jean-l’Apôtre, Mouila

Port-Gentil (←), Libreville (↖), Franceville (→), Dolisie (↘), Pointe-Noire (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 59,035 km²

Population: 50,167 Catholics (32.6% of 153,880 total)

Pastoral Centres: 17 parishes

Personnel: 25 priests (19 diocesan, 6 religious), 23 religious (9 brothers, 14 sisters), 11 seminarians