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

Maronite Church (1): Annunciation of Ibadan

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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 , ↖ Equatorial Guinea , ↑ Cameroon , ↘ 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: 1,032,000 Catholics (54.5% of 1,893,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 98 parishes, 375 mission stations (1 with resident priest, 374 without resident priest), 115 other centres

Clergy: 7 bishops (4 diocesan, 3 titular), 236 priests (143 diocesan, 93 religious), 2 permanent deacons (1 diocesan, 1 religious)

Non-Clergy: 255 religious (63 brothers, 192 sisters), 1 member of secular institutes (sister), 128 major seminarians, 40 missionaries, 1,647 catechists