Roman Catholic Diocese of Kongolo

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Diocese of Kongolo
Dioecesis Kongoloensis

Statistics
Country:	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan:	Lubumbashi
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	44,206 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	700,000 (2004) 135,350 (19.3%)
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Nestor Ngoy Katahwa

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kongolo {Latin: Kongoloën(sis) } is a diocese located in the city of Kongolo in the Ecclesiastical province of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Contents 1 History 2 Leadership 3 See also 4 Source

[edit] History

• June 30, 1911: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Katanga from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
• June 18, 1935: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Katanga
• March 8, 1951: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Kongolo
• November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Kongolo

[edit] Leadership

• Bishops of Kongolo (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Oscar Ngoy wa Mpanga, C.S.Sp. (since 2007.03.31)
  • Bishop Jérôme Nday Kanyangu Lukundwe (1971.01.16 – 2007.03.31)
  • Bishop Gustave Joseph Bouve, C.S.Sp. (1959.11.10 – 1970.09.01)
• Vicars Apostolic of Kongolo (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Gustave Joseph Bouve, C.S.Sp. (1951.03.08 – 1959.11.10)
• Vicars Apostolic of Northern Katanga (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Gustave Joseph Bouve, C.S.Sp. (1950.05.31 – 1951.03.08)
  • Bishop Giorgio Giuseppe Haezaert, C.S.Sp. (1935.06.18 – 1949)
• Prefects Apostolic of Northern Katanga (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Giorgio Giuseppe Haezaert, C.S.Sp. (1931.02.19 – 1935.06.18)
  • Fr. Luigi Lempereur, C.S.Sp. (1922 – 1930)
  • Fr. Emilio Callewaert, C.S.Sp. (1912 – 1922)

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy