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Diocese of Budjala

Dioecesis Budialaensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Philibert Tembo Nlandu, C.I.C.M., Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 25 November 1964
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Congo, The Democratic Republic of
  • Square Kilometers: 50,000 (19,312 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Diocese de Budjala, B.P. 99, Budjala [Gemena], Rep. Democratique du Congo
  • Telephone: (082)809.40.74; (097)496.98.76

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
25 November 1964ErectedDiocese of Lisala (Western Part) Diocese of Budjala (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1970166,804370,00045.1%655612,7346755ap1971
1980214,000567,00037.7%531365,944344416ap1981
1990346,198721,78548.0%16173310,490205216ap1991
1999457,791950,72948.2%3053513,07976016ap2000
2000486,212979,25049.7%3343713,14046016ap2001
2001486,212979,25049.7%3543912,46646016ap2002
2002500,7981,008,62749.7%3533813,17835716ap2003
2003509,4491,038,88549.0%3543913,06245717ap2004
2004524,7831,070,05149.0%4434711,16535717ap2005
2006562,3351,135,27849.5%3914014,05815917ap2007
2012669,0001,353,00049.4%434315,55848018ap2013
2015722,0001,461,00049.4%424217,1908318ap2016
2018454,8551,145,57039.7%454510,1079918ap2019
2020484,4301,220,13039.7%474710,3077818ap2021

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 57, Page 825, and Page 826

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