- Roman Catholic Diocese of Lisala
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Diocese of Lisala
Dioecesis LisalaensisLocation Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Metropolitan Mbandaka-Bikoro Statistics Area 70,000 km2 (27,000 sq mi) Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2004)
1,400,000
767,232 (54.8%)Information Rite Latin Rite Current leadership Bishop Louis Nkinga Bondala, C.I.C.M. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lisala (Latin: Lisalaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Lisala in the Ecclesiastical province of Mbandaka-Bikoro in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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History
- April 3, 1919: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Nouvelle-Anvers from Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
- January 27, 1936: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Lisala
- November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Lisala
Leadership
- Bishops of Lisala (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Louis Nkinga Bondala, C.I.C.M. (since 1997.07.06)
- Bishop Louis Nganga a Ndzando (1964.11.25 – 1997.07.06)
- Bishop François van den Berghe, C.I.C.M. (1959.11.10 – 1964.11.25)
- Vicars Apostolic of Lisala (Latin Rite)
- Bishop François van den Berghe, C.I.C.M. (1944.12.20 – 1959.11.10)
- Bishop Egidio de Böck, C.I.C.M. (1936.01.27 – 1944.12.20)
- Vicars Apostolic of Nouvelle-Anvers (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Egidio de Böck, C.I.C.M. (1921.01.04 – 1936.01.27)
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