Roman Catholic Diocese of Luebo

Diocese of Luebo
Dioecesis Lueboensis
Location
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan Kananga
Statistics
Area 32,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2002)
2,000,000
1,200,000 (60.0%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Pierre-Célestin Tshitoko Mamba

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Luebo (Latin: Lueboën(sis) ) is a suffrgan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Kananga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste (dedicated to John the Baptist), and it has a former cathedral: Cathédrale Sacré-Coeur (dedicate to the Sacred Heart), also in the city of Luebo

History

Episcopal Ordinaries

(all Latin Rite)

Apostolic Vicar of Luebo
Suffragan Bishops of Luebo

See also

Sources and External links

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