Basile Mvé Engone
| Styles of Basile Mvé Engone | |
|---|---|
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
Basile Mvé Engone (born May 30, 1941) is a Gabonese prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.[1] He currently serves as Archbishop of Libreville, Gabon.[2]
Biography
Mvé Engone was born in Nkolmelène, in the Oyem bishopric of Gabon. He was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood on June 29, 1973 as a priest in the Salesians of Saint John Bosco.[3]
Episcopal career
Mvé Engone was appointed coadjutor bishop of Oyem, Gabon on August 24, 1980. He received his episcopal consecration on the same day from Bishop François Ndong, with Archbishop André Fernand Anguilé and Bishop Félicien-Patrice Makouaka serving as co-consecrators. On the retirement of Ndong, Mvé Engone succeeded him as Bishop of Oyem on August 23, 1982. He was appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of the see of Libreville on April 3, 1998.[4]
On June 27, 2007, Archbishop Mvé Engone, along with several other prelates, attended a briefing at the Apostolic Palace on Pope Benedict's impending motu proprio[5] allowing wider celebration of the Tridentine Mass.[6]
References
- ↑ Mvé Engone, Basile, S.D.B. Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Archdiocese of Libreville, with historical details and membership statistics
- ↑ Salesians of Saint John Bosco (Institute of Consecrated Life)
- ↑ Archbishop Basile Mvé Engone, S.D.B.
- ↑ Letter from Pope Benedict XVI to Bishops
- ↑ Catholic World News. Vatican confirms briefing on motu proprio; publication near June 28, 2007
| Preceded by André Fernand Anguilé |
Archbishop of Libreville April 3, 1998—present |
Succeeded by (incumbent) |