Diocese of Kongolo
| Diocese of Kongolo | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Lubumbashi |
| Diocesan bishop | Oscar Ngoy wa Mpanga CSSp |
| founding | 1911 |
| surface | 44,206 km² |
| Parishes | 14 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 750,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 253,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 33.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 37 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 6.171 |
| Friars | 5 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 74 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
The diocese of Kongolo ( lat. : Dioecesis Kongoloensis ) is in the Democratic Republic of Congo situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Kongolo .
history
The diocese of Kongolo was established on June 30, 1911 by Pope Pius X from cession of territory of the Apostolic Vicariate Léopoldville as Apostolic Prefecture of North Katanga . The Apostolic Prefecture of North Katanga was founded on June 18, 1935 by Pope Pius XI. with the Apostolic Constitution Digna sane raised to the Apostolic Vicariate . On March 8, 1951, the Apostolic Vicariate North Katanga was renamed Apostolic Vicariate Kongolo . The Apostolic Vicariate Kongolo gave on April 23, 1956 parts of its territory to establish the Apostolic Vicariate Kindu .
On November 10, 1959, the Apostolic Vicariate Kongolo was by Pope John XXIII. raised to a diocese with the Apostolic Constitution Cum parvulum and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Lubumbashi as a suffragan . The diocese of Kongolo gave up on April 24, 1971 parts of its territory to establish the diocese of Manono .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of North Katanga
- Emilio Callewaert CSSp , 1912-1922
- Luigi Lempereur CSSp, 1922-1930
- Georges Joseph Haezaert CSSp, 1931-1935
Vicars Apostolic of North Katanga
- Georges Joseph Haezaert CSSp, 1935–1949
- Gustave Joseph Bouve CSSp, 1950–1951
Vicars Apostolic of Kongolo
- Gustave Joseph Bouve CSSp, 1951-1959
Bishops of Kongolo
- Gustave Joseph Bouve CSSp, 1959-1970
- Jérôme Nday Kanyangu Lukundwe , 1971-2007
- Oscar Ngoy wa Mpanga CSSp, since 2007