Budjala diocese
| Budjala diocese | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro |
| Diocesan bishop | Philibert Tembo Nlandu CICM |
| founding | 1964 |
| surface | 50,000 km² |
| Parishes | 18 (31.12.2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Residents | 1,461,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics | 722,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2016 ) |
| proportion of | 49.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 42 (31.12.2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 17,190 |
| Religious sisters | 83 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Notre-Dame |
The diocese Budjala ( Latin Dioecesis Budialaensis , French Diocèse de Budjala ) is in the Democratic Republic of Congo situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Budjala .
history
The Diocese of Budjala was on November 25, 1964 by Pope Paul VI. built with the Apostolic Constitution Qui nullo merito from cessions of territory of the diocese of Lisala . It is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro as a suffragan .
Bishops of Budjala
- François Van den Berghe CICM , 1964–1974
- Joseph Bolangi Egwanga Ediba Tasame , 1974-2009
- Philibert Tembo Nlandu CICM, since 2009
See also
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Qui nullo merito , AAS 58 (1965), n.12, pp. 825f.