Roman Catholic Diocese of Molegbe

Diocese of Molegbe Dioecesis Molegbensis
Location
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan	Mbandaka-Bikoro
Statistics
Area	79,000 km² (31,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 1997) 3,761,732 1,879,566 (50.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Dominique Bulamatari

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Molegbe (Latin: Molegben(sis)) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Mbandaka-Bikoro in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathédrale Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue (St. Anthony of Padua) in the city of Molegbe.

History

Established on April 7, 1911 as Apostolic Prefecture of Belgian Ubanghi, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
January 28, 1935: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Belgian Ubanghi, since entitled to a titular bishop
Promoted on November 10, 1959 as Diocese of Molegbe, ceasing to be exempt.

(all Roman Rite, mostly missionary members of Latin congregations)

Basilio Ottavio Tanghe, O.F.M. Cap. (see above 1935.01.28 – 1947.12.16), Titular Bishop of Tigava (1935.01.28 – 1947.12.16)
Jean Ghislain Delcuve, O.F.M. Cap. (1948.06.10 – 1958.11.13), Titular Bishop of Bargylia
Léon Théobald Delaere, O.F.M. Cap. (1958.11.13 – 1959.11.10 see below), Titular Bishop of Fessei (1958.11.13 – 1959.11.10)

Léon Théobald Delaere, (O.F.M. Cap.) (see above 1959.11.10 – 1967.08.03), later Titular Bishop of Rusibisir (1967.08.03 – 1976.09.14)
Apostolic Administrator Louis Nganga a Ndzando(1967 – 1968.09.05), Bishop of Lisala (Congo-Kinshasa) (1964.11.25 – 1997.07.06)
Joseph Kesenge Wandangakongu (1968.09.05 – 1997.10.18)
Ignace Matondo Kwa Nzambi, Scheutists (C.I.C.M.) (1998.06.27 – 2007.05.23)
Dominique Bulamatari (2009.11.24 - )

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