Ndjoni named Franceville Bishop

Bishop-elect Ephrem Ndjoni was named Bishop of Franceville, Gabon.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Jean-Patrick Iba-Ba was named Archbishop of Libreville in March 2020.

Herrera Corona named Congo Nuncio and Gabon Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Javier Herrera Corona was named Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic of and Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon and titular archbishop of Vulturaria.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop Francisco Gerardo Escalante Molina was named Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti in June 2021.

Koerber retired, Nziengui Mangandza named Makokou Vicar Apostolic

Bishop Joseph Laurent Koerber, C.S.Sp. retired and Bishop-elect Severin Nziengui Mangandza, C.S.Sp. was named Vicar Apostolic of Makokou, Gabon.

Escalante Molina named Haiti Nuncio

Archbishop Francisco Gerardo Escalante Molina was named Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop Eugene Martin Nugent was named Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait in January 2021.

Archbishop Escalante Molina had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic of and to Gabon.

Mvé Engone retired, Iba-Ba named Libreville Archbishop

Archbishop Basile Mvé Engone, S.D.B. retired and Archbishop-designate Jean-Patrick Iba-Ba was named Archbishop of Libreville, Gabon.

Archbishop-designate Iba-Ba had been serving as Bishop of Franceville.

Iba-Ba named Franceville Bishop

Bishop-elect Jean-Patrick Iba-Ba was named Bishop of Franceville, Gabon.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Timothée Modibo-Nzockena in March 2016.

Escalante Molina named Gabon Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Francisco Escalante Molina was named Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon in addition to his other posts.

Ogbonna Managwu named Port-Gentil Bishop

Bishop-elect Euzébius Chinekezy Ogbonna Managwu was named Bishop of Port-Gentil, Gabon.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Mathieu Madega Lebouankehan was named Bishop of Mouila in January 2013.

Makokou elevated to Vicariate Apostolic; Koerber named Vicar

The Prefecture Apostolic was elevated to the Vicariate Apostolic of Makokou, Gabon.

Bishop-elect Joseph Koerber, C.S.Sp. was named its first Vicar Apostolic and titular bishop of Siccenna. He had been serving as its Prefect.

Bonnet resigned, Madega Lebouankehan named Mouila Bishop

Bishop Dominique Bonnet, C.S.Sp. resigned and Bishop Mathieu Madega Lebouankehan was named Bishop of Mouila, Gabon.

Bishop Madega Lebouankehan had been serving as Bishop of Port-Gentil.

Carrascosa Coso named Panama Nuncio

Archbishop Andrés Carrascosa Coso was named Apostolic Nuncio to Panama.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro was named Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia in November 2008.

Archbishop Carrascosa Coso had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Republic of Congo and Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon.