Diocese of Lai
| Diocese of Lai | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Chad |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of N'Djaména |
| Diocesan bishop | Nicolas Nadji Bab |
| founding | 1998 |
| surface | 18,050 km² |
| Parishes | 13 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 799,521 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 138,254 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 17.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 22 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 6 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,938 |
| Friars | 10 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 32 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Website | http://www.dioceselai.com/ |
The diocese of Lai ( Latin Dioecesis Laiensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Chad . It is subordinate to the Archdiocese of N'Djamena as a suffragan .
history
The diocese of Lai was established on November 28, 1998 from areas of the dioceses of Doba and Moundou .
Bishops
- Miguel Ángel Sebastián Martínez ( MCCJ ), (November 28, 1998– October 10, 2018, then Bishop of Sarh )
- Nicolas Nadji Bab , since December 14, 2019