Diocese of Goré
| Diocese of Goré | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Chad |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of N'Djaména |
| Diocesan bishop | Rosario Pio Ramolo OFMCap |
| Vicar General | François Alngar |
| founding | 1998 |
| surface | 17,222 km² |
| Parishes | 8 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 299,418 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 76.093 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 25.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 11 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 14 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,044 |
| Friars | 16 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 16 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. Mary of the Angels |
The diocese Goré ( lat. : Dioecesis Gorensis ) is in Chad location Roman Catholic diocese based in Goré .
history
The diocese of Goré was established on November 28, 1998 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Diligentem sane curam from cedings of the dioceses of Doba and Moundou and subordinated to the Archdiocese of N'Djaména as a suffragan .
Bishops
- Rosario Pio Ramolo ( OFMCap ), since November 28, 1998
See also
Web links
- Entry on Diocese of Goré on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved June 6, 2011.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Diligentem sane curam , AAS 91 (1999), n.3, p. 245.