Archdiocese of Libreville

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ARCHDIOCESE OF LIBREVILLE (Dioecesis Archidioecesis Liberopolitanus)

Country : Gabon
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1842 as Apostolic Prefecture of Two Guineas and Senegambia
Elevated in 1846 to Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas and Senegambia
Split in 1863 to Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas and Apostolic Vicariate of Senegambia
Renamed in 1890 to Apostolic Vicariate of Gabon
Renamed in 1947 to Apostolic Vicariate of Libreville
Elevated in 1955 to Diocese of Libreville
Elevated 1958 to Archdiocese of Libreville

Arms (crest) of Archdiocese of Libreville

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