Roman Catholic Diocese of Goma
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Goma
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name=Goma
latin= Dioecesis Gomaensis
country= Democratic Republic of the Congo
metropolitan=Bukavu
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 25,000
population= 2,039,000
population_as_of= 2006
catholics= 795,210
catholics_percent= 39.0
bishop= Faustin Ngabu
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Goma {Latin: "Gomaën(sis)"} is a diocese located in the cities of Goma in the Ecclesiastical province of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
History
* June 30, 1959: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Goma from Apostolic Vicariate of Bukavu
* November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Goma
Leadership
* Bishops of Goma (Roman rite)
** Bishop Faustin Ngabu (since 1974.09.07)
** Bishop Joseph Mikararanga Busimba (1960.03.01 – 1974.09.07)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/goma0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dgoma.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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