Roman Catholic Diocese of Kongolo

Diocese of Kongolo
Dioecesis Kongoloensis
Location
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan Lubumbashi
Statistics
Area 44,206 km2 (17,068 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
700,000
135,350 (19.3%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Oscar Ngoy wa Mpanga

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kongolo (Latin: Kongoloën(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathédrale Sacré-Coeur-de-Marie (dedicated to Our Lady's Heart) in the city of Kongolo

History

Incumbents

(all Roman rite; so far all members of the Holy Ghost Fathers (C.S.Sp.)

Apostolic Prefects of Northern Katanga
Apostolic Vicars of Northern Katanga
Apostolic Vicars of Kongolo
Bishops of Kongolo

See also

Sources and External links

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