Diocese of Kaga-Bandoro
| Diocese of Kaga-Bandoro | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Central African Republic |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bangui |
| Diocesan bishop | Tadeusz Kusy OFM |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Albert Vanbuel SDS |
| founding | 1997 |
| surface | 26,225 km² |
| Parishes | 11 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 256,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 92,406 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 36.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 17 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,400 |
| Friars | 5 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 19 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
French sango |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. Therese of the Child Jesus |
| address | Eveche, BP 7, Kaga-Bandoro, Rep. Centrafricaine |
The diocese of Kaga-Bandoro ( Latin Dioecesis Kagiensis-Bandorensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese based in Kaga-Bandoro in the Central African Republic . It includes Lobaye Prefecture .
history
Pope John Paul II founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Cum ad aeternam on June 28, 1997 from cession of territory of the Archdiocese of Bangui and was also subordinated to him as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Kaga-Bandoro
- François-Xavier Yombandje (June 28, 1997 - April 3, 2004, then Bishop of Bossangoa )
- Albert Vanbuel SDS (July 16, 2005– September 27, 2015)
- Tadeusz Kusy OFM (since September 27, 2015)
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Diocese of Kaga-Bandoro on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on the diocese of Kaga-Bandoro on gcatholic.org (English)