Diocese of Nkayi
| Diocese of Nkayi | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Republic of the Congo |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Pointe-Noire |
| Diocesan bishop | Daniel Mizonzo |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Bernard Nsayi |
| Vicar General | Romain Miantima |
| founding | 1983 |
| surface | 33,310 km² |
| Parishes | 16 (May 30, 2020) |
| Residents | 581,000 (May 30, 2020) |
| Catholics | 353,700 (May 30, 2020) |
| proportion of | 60.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 38 (May 30, 2020) |
| Religious priest | 0 (May 30, 2020) |
| Catholics per priest | 9,308 |
| Friars | 6 (May 30, 2020) |
| Religious sisters | 25 (May 30, 2020) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Saint Louis |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nkayi ( Latin Dioecesis Nkayiensis , French Diocèse de Nkayi ) is in the Republic of Congo situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Nkayi .
history
The diocese of Nkayi was established on December 5, 1983 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Quandoquidem Christi from cession of the diocese of Pointe-Noire and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Brazzaville as a suffragan . On May 24, 2013, the Dolisie diocese was founded on its territory .
On May 30, 2020, Pope Francis made the diocese of Nkayi subordinate to the Archdiocese of Pointe-Noire as a suffragan.
Bishops of Nkayi
- Ernest Kombo SJ , 1983–1990, then Bishop of Owando
- Bernard Nsayi , 1990-2001
- Daniel Mizonzo , since 2001
statistics
| year | population | priest | Permanent deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholics | Residents | % | Total number | Diocesan priest | Religious priest | Catholics per priest | Friars | Religious sisters | |||
| 1990 | 145.972 | 414.415 | 35.2 | 40 | 20th | 20th | 3,649 | 26th | 47 | 18th | |
| 1997 | 257.083 | 485.843 | 52.9 | 57 | 42 | 15th | 4,510 | 30th | 65 | 19th | |
| 2001 | 192.216 | 468.696 | 41.0 | 45 | 42 | 3 | 4,271 | 7th | 25th | 18th | |
| 2002 | 193.216 | 478,696 | 40.4 | 46 | 42 | 4th | 4,200 | 7th | 25th | 18th | |
| 2003 | 300,500 | 485.843 | 61.9 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 6.132 | 4th | 25th | 18th | |
| 2004 | 250,000 | 490,000 | 51.0 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 6.097 | 4th | 23 | 17th | |
| 2012 | 317,370 | 583,000 | 54.4 | 61 | 56 | 5 | 5,202 | 10 | 32 | 27 | |
See also
Web links
- Entry on Diocese of Nkayi on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry on gcatholic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b erezione della Provincia Ecclesiastica di Pointe Noire (Repubblica del Congo) e del primo nouns Arcivescovo Metropolita. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 30, 2020, accessed May 30, 2020 (Italian).
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Quandoquidem Christi , AAS 76 (1984), n.3, p. 256f.