Roman Catholic Diocese of Molegbe

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Diocese of Molegbe
Dioecesis Molegbensis

Statistics
Country:	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan:	Mbandaka-Bikoro
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	79,000 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	3,761,732 (1997) 1,879,566 (50.0%)
Ordinaries
Bishop:	vacant

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Molegbe {Latin: Molegben(sis) } is a diocese located in the city of Molegbe 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 7, 1911: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Belgian Ubanghi from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
• January 28, 1935: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Belgian Ubanghi
• November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Molegbe

[edit] Leadership

• Bishops of Molegbe (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Ignace Matondo Kwa Nzambi, C.I.C.M. (1998.06.27 – 2007.05.23)
  • Bishop Joseph Kesenge Wandangakongu (1968.09.05 – 1997.10.18)
  • Bishop Léon Théobald Delaere, O.F.M. Cap. (1959.11.10 – 1967.08.03)
• Vicars Apostolic of Belgian Ubanghi (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Léon Théobald Delaere, O.F.M. Cap. (1958.11.13 – 1959.11.10)
  • Bishop Jean Ghislain Delcuve, O.F.M. Cap. (1948.06.10 – 1958.11.13)
  • Bishop Basilio Ottavio Tanghe, O.F.M. Cap. (1935.01.28 – 1947.12.16)
• Prefects Apostolic of Belgian Ubanghi (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Basilio Ottavio Tanghe, O.F.M. Cap. (1931.10.16 – 1935.01.28)
  • Fr. Fulgenzio da Gerard-Montes, O.F.M. Cap. (1911 – 1930?)

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy