Diocese of Lolo
| Diocese of Lolo | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro |
| Diocesan bishop | Jean-Bertin Nadonye Ndongo OFMCap |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Ferdinand Maemba Liwoke |
| founding | 1937 |
| surface | 10,000 km² |
| Parishes | 9 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 212,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 125,000 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 59% |
| Diocesan priest | 18 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 2 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 6,250 |
| Friars | 3 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 24 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
The Diocese of Lolo ( lat. : Dioecesis Loloensis ) is in the Democratic Republic of Congo situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Bumba .
history
The diocese of Lolo was founded on February 22nd, 1937 by Pope Pius XI. Established from the cession of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate of Buta as Apostolic Prefecture Lolo . On July 2, 1962, the Apostolic Prefecture Lolo was by Pope John XXIII. raised to the diocese with the Apostolic Constitution Ut singula . The diocese of Lolo is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro as a suffragan .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Lolo
- Giacomo Jacobs OPraem , 1937-1948
- Joseph Ignace Waterschoot OPraem, 1949–1962
Bishops of Lolo
- Joseph Ignace Waterschoot OPraem, 1962–1987
- Ferdinand Maemba Liwoke , 1987-2015
- Jean-Bertin Nadonye Ndongo OFMCap , since 2015