Roman Catholic Diocese of Wamba
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Wamba
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Wamba
latin= Dioecesis Vambaensis
country= Democratic Republic of the Congo
metropolitan=Kisangani
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 68,000
population= 512,213
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 171,230
catholics_percent= 33.4
bishop= Janvier Kataka Luvete
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wamba {Latin: " Vambaën(sis) "} is a diocese located in the city of Wamba in the Ecclesiastical province of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
History
* March 10, 1949: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Wamba from the Apostolic Vicariate of Stanley Falls
* November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Wamba
Leadership
* Bishops of Wamba (Roman rite)
** Bishop Janvier Kataka Luvete (since 1996.11.08)
** Archbishop Charles Kambale Mbogha, A.A. (1990.06.11 – 1995.12.06)
** Bishop Gustave Olombe Atelumbu Musilamu (1968.09.05 – 1990.06.11)
** Bishop Joseph-Pierre-Albert Wittebols, S.C.I. (1959.11.10 – 1964.11.26)
* Vicars Apostolic of Wamba (Roman rite)
** Bishop Joseph-Pierre-Albert Wittebols, S.C.I. (1949.03.10 – 1959.11.10)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/wamb0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dwamb.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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