Diocese of Pala
| Diocese of Pala | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Chad |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of N'Djaména |
| Diocesan bishop | Jean-Claude Bouchard OMI |
| Vicar General | Claude Victor |
| founding | 1956 |
| surface | 30,105 km² |
| Parishes | 30 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 1,090,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 45,596 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 4.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 23 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 19 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,086 |
| Friars | 27 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 61 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. Mary of the Angels |
| Website | http://www.diocesedepala.com/ |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pala ( lat. : Dioecesis Palaensis ) is in Chad location Roman Catholic diocese based in Pala .
history
The diocese of Pala was on December 19, 1956 by Pope Pius XII. established with the Apostolic Constitution Qui Christo iubente from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Garoua as Apostolic Prefecture Pala . The Apostolic Prefecture Pala was on January 16, 1964 by Pope Paul VI. raised to a diocese with the Apostolic Constitution Christi fidelium and subordinated to the Archdiocese of N'Djaména as a suffragan .
Bishops of Pala
- Honoré Jouneaux OMI , 1957–1964
- Georges-Hilaire Dupont OMI, 1964-1975
- Jean-Claude Bouchard OMI, since 1977
See also
Web links
- Entry for the diocese of Pala on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved June 6, 2011.
Individual evidence
- ^ Pius XII: Const. Apost. Qui Christo iubente , AAS 49 (1957), n.8, p. 391f.
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Christi fidelium , AAS 56 (1964), n.12, p. 732f.