Roman Catholic Diocese of Ouesso

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ouesso

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Ouesso
latin= Dioecesis Uessitanus
country= Republic of the Congo
metropolitan=Brazzaville
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 5,795
population= 65,600
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 25,000
catholics_percent= 38.1
bishop= "vacant"
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

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

History

* June 6, 1983: Established as Diocese of Ouesso from the Diocese of Owando

Leadership

* Bishops of Ouesso (Roman rite)
** Bishop Hervé Itoua (June 6, 1983 – April 22, 2006)

ee also

*Roman Catholicism in the Republic of the Congo

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/oues0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/doues.html Catholic Hierarchy]


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