Roman Catholic Diocese of Kongolo

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
Bishop Oscar Ngoy wa Mpanga

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

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History

  • June 30, 1911: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Katanga from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
  • June 18, 1935: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Katanga
  • March 8, 1951: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Kongolo
  • November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Kongolo

Leadership

  • Bishops of Kongolo (Latin Rite)
    • Bishop Oscar Ngoy wa Mpanga, C.S.Sp. (since 2007.03.31)
    • Bishop Jérôme Nday Kanyangu Lukundwe (1971.01.16 – 2007.03.31)
    • Bishop Gustave Joseph Bouve, C.S.Sp. (1959.11.10 – 1970.09.01)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Kongolo (Latin Rite)
    • Bishop Gustave Joseph Bouve, C.S.Sp. (1951.03.08 – 1959.11.10)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Northern Katanga (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Gustave Joseph Bouve, C.S.Sp. (1950.05.31 – 1951.03.08)
    • Bishop Giorgio Giuseppe Haezaert, C.S.Sp. (1935.06.18 – 1949)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Northern Katanga (Latin Rite)
    • Bishop Giorgio Giuseppe Haezaert, C.S.Sp. (1931.02.19 – 1935.06.18)
    • Fr. Luigi Lempereur, C.S.Sp. (1922 – 1930)
    • Fr. Emilio Callewaert, C.S.Sp. (1912 – 1922)

See also

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