Popokabaka diocese
Popokabaka diocese | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Kinshasa |
Diocesan bishop | Bernard Marie Fansaka Biniama |
Emeritus diocesan bishop | Louis Nzala Kianza |
founding | 1961 |
surface | 45,000 km² |
Parishes | 19 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Residents | 1,333,567 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Catholics | 643,664 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
proportion of | 48.3% |
Diocesan priest | 45 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Religious priest | 14 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Catholics per priest | 10,910 |
Friars | 30 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Religious sisters | 81 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | French |
cathedral | Cathédrale Sainte-Famille |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Popokabaka ( Latin Dioecesis Popokabakaensis , French Diocèse de Popokabaka ) is in the Democratic Republic of Congo situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Popokabaka .
history
The diocese Popokabaka was on June 24, 1961 by Pope John XXIII. established with the Apostolic Constitution Quod Sacrum from cessions of territory of the diocese of Kisantu . It is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Kinshasa as a suffragan .
Bishops of Popokabaka
- Pierre Bouckaert SJ , 1961-1979
- André Mayamba Mabuti Kathongo , 1979–1993
- Louis Nzala Kianza , 1996-2020
- Bernard Marie Fansaka Biniama , since 2020