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Diocese of Popokabaka

Dioecesis Popokabakaensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 24 June 1961
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kinshasa
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Congo, The Democratic Republic of
  • Square Kilometers: 45,000 (17,381 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Évêché de Popokabaka, B.P. 7245, Kinshasa 1, Rep. Democratique du Congo
  • Telephone: (082)112.90.82; (081)156.11.11

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
24 June 1961ErectedDiocese of Kisantu (Regions east of the rivers Lubishi and Bombi) Diocese of Popokabaka (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1969154,000310,00049.7%447513,0197310215ap1971
1980209,000373,26256.0%1141524,0195510819ap1981
1990269,618442,58560.9%1530455,991418317ap1991
1996495,446792,00062.6%3523588,542368216ap2004
2011628,9001,002,00062.8%39145311,866299119ap2014
2016643,6641,333,56748.3%45145910,909308119ap2017
2019707,0001,244,00056.8%54146810,397308119ap2020
2021906,3501,571,74057.7%4965516,4791310720ap2022

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 54, Page 376, and Page 377

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