Roman Catholic Diocese of Molegbe

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Molegbe
latin= Dioecesis Molegbensis
country= Democratic Republic of the Congo
metropolitan=Mbandaka-Bikoro
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 79,000
population= 3,761,732
population_as_of= 1997
catholics= 1,879,566
catholics_percent= 50.0
bishop= "vacant"
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Molegbe {Latin: " Molegben(sis) "} is a diocese located in the city of Molegbe in the Ecclesiastical province of Mbandaka-Bikoro in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

History

* April 7, 1911: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Belgian Ubanghi from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
* January 28, 1935: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Belgian Ubanghi
* November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Molegbe

Leadership

* Bishops of Molegbe (Roman rite)
** Bishop Ignace Matondo Kwa Nzambi, C.I.C.M. (1998.06.27 – 2007.05.23)
** Bishop Joseph Kesenge Wandangakongu (1968.09.05 – 1997.10.18)
** Bishop Léon Théobald Delaere, O.F.M. Cap. (1959.11.10 – 1967.08.03)
* Vicars Apostolic of Belgian Ubanghi (Roman rite)
** Bishop Léon Théobald Delaere, O.F.M. Cap. (1958.11.13 – 1959.11.10)
** Bishop Jean Ghislain Delcuve, O.F.M. Cap. (1948.06.10 – 1958.11.13)
** Bishop Basilio Ottavio Tanghe, O.F.M. Cap. (1935.01.28 – 1947.12.16)
* Prefects Apostolic of Belgian Ubanghi (Roman rite)
** Bishop Basilio Ottavio Tanghe, O.F.M. Cap. (1931.10.16 – 1935.01.28)
** Fr. Fulgenzio da Gerard-Montes, O.F.M. Cap. (1911 – 1930?)

ee also

*Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/mole0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmogb.html Catholic Hierarchy]