Roman Catholic Diocese of Nkayi

Roman Catholic Diocese of Nkayi

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Nkayi
latin= Dioecesis Nkayiensis
country= Republic of the Congo
metropolitan=Brazzaville
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Cathédrale Saint Louis
cocathedral =
area= 59,140
population= 490,000
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 250,000
catholics_percent= 51.0
bishop= Daniel Mizonzo
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nkayi {Latin: " Nkayien(sis) "} is a diocese located in the city of Nkayi in the Ecclesiastical province of Brazzaville in the Republic of the Congo.

History

* December 5, 1983: Established as Diocese of Nkayi from the Diocese of Pointe-Noire

Leadership

* Bishops of Nkayi (Roman rite)
** Bishop Daniel Mizonzo (since 2001.10.16)
** Bishop Bernard Nsayi (1990.07.07 – 2001.10.16)
** Bishop Ernest Kombo, S.J. (1983.12.05 – 1990.07.07)

ee also

*Roman Catholicism in the Republic of the Congo

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/nkay0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dnkay.html Catholic Hierarchy]


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