Kolwezi diocese
| Kolwezi diocese | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Lubumbashi |
| Diocesan bishop | Nestor Ngoy Katahwa |
| Vicar General | Christophe Remb Ey |
| founding | 1971 |
| surface | 105,184 km² |
| Parishes | 35 (December 31, 2013 / AP2015 ) |
| Residents | 1,975,000 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics | 1,185,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2015 ) |
| proportion of | 60% |
| Diocesan priest | 52 (31.12.2013 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 37 (December 31, 2013 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 13,315 |
| Friars | 123 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 113 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. Barbara and St. Eligius |
The Diocese of Kolwezi ( lat. : Dioecesis Koluezensis ) is in the Democratic Republic of Congo situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Kolwezi .
history
The diocese Kolwezi was on March 11, 1971 by Pope Paul VI. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Qui beatissimo from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Kamina and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Lubumbashi as a suffragan .
Bishops of Kolwezi
- Victor Petrus Keuppens OFM , 1971–1974
- Floribert Songasonga Mwitwa , 1974–1998, then Archbishop of Lubumbashi
- Nestor Ngoy Katahwa , since 2000
See also
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Qui beatissimo , AAS 63 (1971), n.11, pp. 801f.