Roman Catholic Diocese of Kole
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Kole
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Kole
latin= Dioecesis Kolensis
country= Democratic Republic of the Congo
metropolitan=Kananga
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 66,000
population= 280,000
population_as_of= 2002
catholics= 59,000
catholics_percent= 21.1
bishop= Stanislas Lukumwena Lumbala, O.F.M.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kole {Latin: " Kolen(sis) "} is a diocese located in the city of Kole in the Ecclesiastical province of Kananga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is coterminous with the "Territoires" ("counties") of Kole, Dekese and Lomela.
History
* June 14, 1951: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Kole from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
* September 14, 1967: Promoted as Diocese of Kole
Leadership
* Bishops of Kole (Roman rite)
** Bishop Stanislas Lukumwena Lumbala, O.F.M. (since 1998.02.14)
** Bishop Louis Nkinga Bondala, C.I.C.M. (1980.01.28 – 1996.03.13)
** Bishop Victor Van Beurden, SS.CC. (1967.09.14 – 1980.01.28)
* Prefects Apostolic of Kole (Roman rite)
** Bishop Victor Van Beurden, SS.CC. (1951.06.22 – 1967.09.14)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
*Kole, Democratic Republic of the Congo
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/kole0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dkole.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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