Mongu diocese
| Mongu diocese | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Zambia |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Lusaka |
| Diocesan bishop | Evans Chinyama Chinyemba OMI |
| Vicar General | John Grace OFMCap |
| founding | 1997 |
| surface | 88,293 km² |
| Parishes | 13 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 839,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 92,100 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 11% |
| Diocesan priest | 14 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 20 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,709 |
| Friars | 85 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 47 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes |
The Diocese of Mongu ( Latin Dioecesis Monguensis , English Diocese of Mongu ) is in Zambia situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Mongu .
history
The diocese of Mongu was established on June 14, 1997 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution De universis from cessions of territory from the Diocese of Livingstone and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Lusaka as a suffragan .
Bishops of Mongu
- Paul Francis Duffy OMI , 1997-2011
- Evans Chinyama Chinyemba OMI, since 2011
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. De universis , AAS 89 (1997), n.10, p. 673f.