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Diocese of Mweka

Dioecesis Mvekaensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Oscar Nkolo Kanowa, C.I.C.M., Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 29 September 1964
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kananga
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Congo, The Democratic Republic of
  • Square Kilometers: 21,700 (8,381 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Évêché, B.P. 17, Mweka; B.P. 70, Kananga, Kasai Occidnetal, Rep. Democratique du Congo
  • Telephone: 999.229.533; (082)42.43.026

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Mweka
24 March 1953ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Luluabourg (Region contained by the rivers Sankuru, Lombele, Lulua, Lele, Luele, Lueme, and Kasai) Prefecture Apostolic of Mweka (erected)
Diocese of Mweka
29 September 1964ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Mweka Diocese of Mweka
24 August 1972Territory LostDiocese of Mweka (Bena-Tshiadi) Archdiocese of Kananga

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Mweka
197050,079242,33220.7%18182,7822913ap1971
198062,200251,00024.8%111125,1831712ap1981
1990150,000350,00042.9%911207,50014109ap1991
1997195,000450,00043.3%1813316,29017611ap2000
2000190,000400,00047.5%2311345,58816412ap2001
2001196,500420,00046.8%2111326,14017412ap2004
2013336,445807,00041.7%2911408,411211314ap2014
2016365,000873,00041.8%2711389,605211114ap2017
2019400,960998,74440.1%3710478,531201315ap2020
2021436,7001,063,68041.1%3412469,493141415ap2022

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 Mweka
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 45, Page 531, to Page 533
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 52, Page 372, to Page 377
  • Diocese of Mweka
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 57, Page 563, and Page 564

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