Bishopric of Bouar
| Bishopric of Bouar | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Central African Republic |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bangui |
| Diocesan bishop | Miroslaw Gucwa |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Armando Umberto Gianni OFMCap |
| founding | 1978 |
| surface | 45,000 km² |
| Parishes | 12 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 551,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 93,684 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 17% |
| Diocesan priest | 10 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 41 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,837 |
| Friars | 90 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 71 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
French sango |
The Diocese of Bouar ( Latin Dioecesis Buarensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese based in Bouar in the Central African Republic .
history
Pope Paul VI founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Peramplum Berberatensis on February 27, 1978 from cession of territory by the Diocese of Berbérati and was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Bangui as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Bouar
- Armando Umberto Gianni OFMCap , 1978-2017
- Mirosław Gucwa , since 2017
See also
Web links
- Entry for Bishopric Bouar on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on the Diocese of Bouar on gcatholic.org (English)