Roman Catholic Church in the Republic of the Congo

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The Roman Catholic Church in the Republic of the Congo is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church .

It is organized into three archdiocese and six suffragan dioceses .

  1. Diocese of Gamboma
  2. Diocese of Kinkala
  1. Diocese of Dolisie
  2. Diocese of Nkayi
  1. Diocese of Impfondo
  2. Diocese of Ouesso

The Holy See is represented by the Apostolic Nuncio , Archbishop Francisco Escalante Molina .

history

In 1482 Portuguese missionaries began to Christianize the local population. Through the padroado system, their work was subordinate to the Portuguese crown, which at times had little interest in a more in-depth mission. In 1886 the Roman Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith sent French Spiritans to the Congo and established the Apostolic Vicariate of the French Congo . In 1955 this vicariate was elevated to the Archdiocese of Brazzaville , as was the Diocese of Pointe-Noire (Apostolic Vicariate since 1890). In the last 20 years of the 20th century additional dioceses were established. The first local bishop was Théophile Mbemba , who also attended the Second Vatican Council . In May 2020, Pope Francis divided the ecclesiastical province of Brazzaville, which until then had covered the entire country, by establishing the ecclesiastical provinces of Pointe-Noire and Owando.

See also

literature

Individual evidence

  1. erezione della Provincia di Ecclesiastica Pointe-Noire (Repubblica del Congo) e nomina del primo Arcivescovo Metropolita. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , May 30, 2020, accessed May 30, 2020 (Italian).
  2. erezione della Provincia di Ecclesiastica Owando (Repubblica del Congo) e nomina del primo Arcivescovo Metropolita. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 30, 2020, accessed May 30, 2020 (Italian).