Cathedral of San Hilario de Franceville
In Franceville, the capital of the Gabonese province of Haut- Ogooué, the Cathedral of San Hilario is the seat of the diocese of Franceville, erected on 5 October 1974 from the diocese of Mouila. It is named after the great bishop of Poitiers, a doctor of the Church and defender of the divinity of Christ.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- It is dedicated to Saint Hilario of Poitiers, bishop of the fourth century and doctor of the Church, who firmly defended faith in the divinity of Christ; his feast is celebrated on January 13.
- It is the seat of a young diocese: the diocese of Franceville was born on 5 October 1974 in the pontificate of Saint Paul VI, torn from the diocese of Mouila and suffranea from the archdiocese of Libreville.
- His first bishop was Félicien-Patrice Makouaka, who pastoralized her more than twenty years (1974- 1996); since 2022 Bishop Ephrem Ndjoni has led her.
- The Catholic faith is here numerous and alive: according to 2004 data, more than 82,000 Catholics, around 29% of the population, spread over a vast territory of almost 62,000 km ².
San Hilario de Poitiers
The Cathedral of San Hilario presides over the Catholic life of southeastern Gabon since the diocese of Franceville was erected in 1974. Under the patronage of the Doctor of Poitiers, a young and growing Church walks in communion with Libreville and the whole Church.
Por la Iglesia de Franceville; Santa María, Mother of God, guarding the people of Gabon.
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