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Diocese of Idiofa

Dioecesis Idiofaensis



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Bishop(s)

  • José Moko Ekanga, P.S.S., Bishop
  • Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi, O.M.I., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Ipamu
13 April 1937ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Kasaï Superiore (Basongo-Brabant)
Vicariate Apostolic of Koango o Kwango (Niadi and Kamtseha-Loange)
Prefecture Apostolic of Ipamu (erected)
25 April 1939Territory AddedPrefecture Apostolic of Ipamu (Boundaries Adjusted)
Vicariate Apostolic of Koango o Kwango (Boundaries Adjusted)
Vicariate Apostolic of Ipamu
12 February 1948ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Ipamu Vicariate Apostolic of Ipamu
11 July 1950Territory AddedVicariate Apostolic of Ipamu (Boundaries adjusted)
Vicariate Apostolic of Koango o Kwango (Boundaries adjusted)
Diocese of Ipamu
10 November 1959ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Ipamu Diocese of Ipamu
Diocese of Idiofa
20 June 1960Name ChangedDiocese of Ipamu Diocese of Idiofa

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Ipamu
195061,765350,00017.6%254561,102512513ap1951
Diocese of Ipamu
Diocese of Idiofa
1969186,067425,00043.8%172199,793115420ap1971
1980382,000794,00048.1%2523487,958516129ap1981
1990443,395839,32652.8%6912815,47412859036ap1991
1999271,623637,57542.6%87191062,5627610249ap2000
2000283,329651,61443.5%94251192,380849854ap2001
2001294,275737,63839.9%81261072,7505910743ap2002
2002245,359711,62134.5%79211002,45354310740ap2003
2003426,075949,17544.9%84221064,0193910840ap2004
2004600,0001,000,00060.0%7920996,0603611742ap2005
20061,100,0002,200,00050.0%871910610,3773111742ap2007
20131,334,0002,691,00049.6%911610712,4673610143ap2014
20161,552,2502,750,50056.4%1002012012,9354010943ap2017
20191,730,6603,023,00057.2%1001711714,791359943ap2020
20211,951,7803,903,56050.0%1022312515,614399343ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Ipamu
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 29, Page 334, and Page 335
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 31, Page 399, and Page 400
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Ipamu
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 40, Page 359, and Page 360
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 42, Page 893, and Page 894
  • Diocese of Ipamu
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 52, Page 372, to Page 377

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