Roman Catholic Diocese of Idiofa

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Idiofa
latin= Dioecesis Idiofaensis
country= Democratic Republic of the Congo
metropolitan=Kinshasa
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 60,000
population= 2,200,000
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 1,100,000
catholics_percent= 50.0
bishop= "vacant"
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Idiofa {Latin: " Idiofaën(sis) "} is a diocese located in the city of Idiofa in the Ecclesiastical province of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

History

* April 13, 1937: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Ipamu from the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Kasai and Apostolic Vicariate of Koango
* February 12, 1948: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Ipamu
* November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Ipamu
* June 20, 1960: Renamed as Diocese of Idiofa

Leadership

* Bishops of Idiofa (Roman rite)
** Bishop Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi, O.M.I. (1997.05.20 – 2006.05.31)
** Bishop Eugène Biletsi Onim (1970.05.21 – 1994.11.04)
** Bishop René Toussaint, O.M.I. (1960.06.20 – 1970.05.21)
* Bishops of Ipamu (Roman rite)
** Bishop René Toussaint, O.M.I. (1959.11.10 – 1960.06.20)
* Vicars Apostolic of Ipamu (Roman rite)
** Bishop René Toussaint, O.M.I. (1958.01.16 – 1959.11.10)
** Bishop Alfonso Bossart, O.M.I. (1948.02.12 – 1957)
* Prefects Apostolic of Ipamu (Roman rite)
** Bishop Alfonso Bossart, O.M.I. (1937.06.11 – 1948.02.12)

ee also

*Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/idio0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/didio.html Catholic Hierarchy]