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Diocese of Kongolo

Dioecesis Kongoloensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Oscar Ngoy wa Mpanga, C.S.Sp., Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 10 November 1959
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lubumbashi
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Congo, The Democratic Republic of
  • Square Kilometers: 44,200 (17,072 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Eveche, B.P. 274, Kongolo, Katanga, Rep. Democratique du Congo
  • Telephone: (081)166.23.802

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Katanga {Katanga Settentrionale}
30 June 1911ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga} Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Katanga {Katanga Settentrionale} (erected)
7 April 1927Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Northern Katanga {Katanga Settentrionale} (Mato) Prefecture Apostolic of Lulua e Katanga Centrale
7 April 1927Territory AddedPrefecture Apostolic of Lulua e Katanga Centrale (Territory of the tribes of Mulongo and Kibuti, as well as the mines of Mmanono) Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Katanga {Katanga Settentrionale}
Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Katanga {Katanga Settentrionale}
18 June 1935ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Northern Katanga {Katanga Settentrionale} Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Katanga {Katanga Settentrionale}
Vicariate Apostolic of Kongolo
8 March 1951Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Northern Katanga {Katanga Settentrionale} Vicariate Apostolic of Kongolo
23 April 1956Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Kongolo (Rimbombo, and parts of Kongoloënsi, Kasongo, and Kindu)
Vicariate Apostolic of Stanley-ville (Parts of Lubutu and Shabunda)
Vicariate Apostolic of Kindu (erected)
Diocese of Kongolo
10 November 1959ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Kongolo Diocese of Kongolo
7 November 1970Territory AddedDiocese of Kabinda
Diocese of Kamina
Diocese of Kongolo
Archdiocese of Lubumbashi
Diocese of Mbujimayi
24 April 1971Territory LostDiocese of Baudouinville
Diocese of Kilwa
Diocese of Kongolo
Diocese of Manono (erected) (Manono and Malemba-Nkulu)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Katanga {Katanga Settentrionale}
195044,058254,00017.3%24547937573311ap1951
Vicariate Apostolic of Kongolo
Diocese of Kongolo
197079,790395,00020.2%32322,493374015ap1971
198079,280340,00023.3%2316392,032185112ap1981
1990107,689444,00024.3%1515303,5891610515ap1991
1997133,838564,00023.7%374413,264711514ap2002
2003148,033603,03024.5%332354,22938114ap2004
2004135,350700,00019.3%353383,56157314ap2005
2006253,000750,00033.7%374416,17057414ap2007
2013304,000902,00033.7%462486,33345217ap2014
2016287,588975,57229.5%572594,87445017ap2017
2019301,9501,307,70023.1%713744,08044818ap2020
2021298,2471,392,73521.4%812833,59344918ap2022

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 Northern Katanga {Katanga Settentrionale}
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 19, Page 299
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Katanga {Katanga Settentrionale}
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 28, Page 100, and Page 101
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Kongolo
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 482
  • Diocese of Kongolo
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 52, Page 372, to Page 377
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 62, Page 781, to Page 783

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