Diocese of Manono
Diocese of Manono | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Lubumbashi |
Diocesan bishop | Vincent de Paul Kwanga Njubu |
founding | 1971 |
surface | 45,000 km² |
Parishes | 16 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
Residents | 634,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
Catholics | 232,536 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
proportion of | 36.7% |
Diocesan priest | 31 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
Religious priest | 1 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
Catholics per priest | 7,267 |
Friars | 3 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
Religious sisters | 2 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | French |
The diocese of Manono ( lat. : Dioecesis Manonensis ) is in the Democratic Republic of Congo situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Manono .
history
The diocese of Manono was on April 24, 1971 by Pope Paul VI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Qui regno Christi from cessions of territory from the dioceses of Baudouinville , Kilwa and Kongolo and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Lubumbashi as a suffragan .
Bishops of Manono
- Gérard Ngoy Kabwe , 1972–1989
- Nestor Ngoy Katahwa , 1989–2000, then Bishop of Kolwezi
- Vincent de Paul Kwanga Njubu , since 2005
See also
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Qui regno Christi , AAS 63 (1971), n.11, pp. 807f.