Roman Catholic Diocese of Oyem

Diocese of Oyem

*Dioecesis Oyemen(sis)*
Diocese of Oyem; Dioecesis Oyemen(sis)
Location
Country	Gabon
Metropolitan	Libreville
Statistics
Area	84,540 km2 (32,640 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004); 159,615; 78,020 (48.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	29 May 1969; 54 years ago
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jean-Vincent Ondo Eyene

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oyem (Latin: Oyemen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Oyem in the Ecclesiastical province of Libreville in Gabon.

History

29 May 1969: Established as Diocese of Oyem from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Libreville
19 March 2003: Lost territory to the erection of the Apostolic Prefecture of Makokou.^[1]

François Ndong (29 May 1969 – 23 August 1982)
Basile Mvé Engone, S.D.B. (23 August 1982 – 3 April 1998), appointed archbishop of Libreville
Jean-Vincent Ondo Eyene (18 March 2000^[2] – present)

^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 19.03.2003" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. March 19, 2003. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 18.03.2000" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. March 18, 2000. Retrieved July 26, 2022.

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