Diocese of Mbaiki
| Diocese of Mbaiki | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Central African Republic |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bangui |
| Diocesan bishop | Guerrino Perin MCCJ |
| founding | 1995 |
| surface | 26,225 km² |
| Parishes | 10 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Residents | 250,000 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics | 57,987 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| proportion of | 23.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 6 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious priest | 8 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4.142 |
| Friars | 10 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious sisters | 31 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
French sango |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Sainte Jeanne d'Arc |
| address | BP 19, Mbaiki, Rep. Centrafricaine |
The diocese of Mbaiki ( Latin Dioecesis Mbaikiensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese based in Mbaiki in the Central African Republic . It includes Lobaye Prefecture .
history
Pope John Paul II founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Ad efficacius on June 10, 1995 from cession of territory of the Archdiocese of Bangui and was also subordinated to him as a suffragan diocese. Local Ordinary Guerrino Perin has been MCCJ since its inception .