Roman Catholic Diocese of Lisala

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Diocese of Lisala
Dioecesis Lisalaensis

Statistics
Country:	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan:	Mbandaka-Bikoro
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	70,000 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	1,400,000 (2004) 767,232 (54.8%)
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Louis Nkinga Bondala, C.I.C.M.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lisala {Latin: Lisalaën(sis) } is a diocese located in the city of Lisala in the Ecclesiastical province of Mbandaka-Bikoro in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Contents 1 History 2 Leadership 3 See also 4 Source

[edit] History

• April 3, 1919: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Nouvelle-Anvers from Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
• January 27, 1936: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Lisala
• November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Lisala

[edit] Leadership

• Bishops of Lisala (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Louis Nkinga Bondala, C.I.C.M. (since 1997.07.06)
  • Bishop Louis Nganga a Ndzando (1964.11.25 – 1997.07.06)
  • Bishop François van den Berghe, C.I.C.M. (1959.11.10 – 1964.11.25)
• Vicars Apostolic of Lisala (Roman rite)
  • Bishop François van den Berghe, C.I.C.M. (1944.12.20 – 1959.11.10)
  • Bishop Egidio de Böck, C.I.C.M. (1936.01.27 – 1944.12.20)
• Vicars Apostolic of Nouvelle-Anvers (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Egidio de Böck, C.I.C.M. (1921.01.04 – 1936.01.27)

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy