Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pointe-Noire

By the treaties of 1885 all this country, over which Portugal had till then exercised a somewhat uncertain sway, became part of French Congo, except the enclave of Cabinda which still remained under Portuguese control.

The three vicariates which made up French Congo — Gaboon, Loango, Ubangi — embraced an area, approximately, of one million square miles.

He was chosen bishop on 19 December 1906; consecrated 3 February 1907, in the chapel of the Holy Ghost, at Paris; preconized on 18 April of the same year; and appointed Vicar Apostolic of Lower French Congo.

In 2011 Bishop Jean-Claude Makaya Loembe was relieved of pastoral charge of the diocese due to concerns of mismanagement.

[4] Orthodox Metropolitan Panteleimon of Brazzaville and Gabon, congratulate Archbishop Miguel Olaverri on the promotion of Diocese of Pointe-Noire to Archdioceseand presented him with an engolpion.