Roman Catholic Diocese of Luebo
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Diocese of Luebo Dioecesis Lueboensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Metropolitan | Kananga |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 32,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2002) 2,000,000 1,200,000 (60.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Pierre-Célestin Tshitoko Mamba |
| Bishops emeritus | Emery Kabongo Kanundowi |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Luebo (Latin: Lueboën(sis)) is a suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Kananga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste (dedicated to John the Baptist), and it has a former cathedral: Cathédrale Sacré-Coeur (dedicated to the Sacred Heart), also in the city of Luebo.
History
- Established on April 25, 1959 as Apostolic Vicariate of Luebo, on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Luluabourg
- November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Luebo
- On 26 September 1967, it gained territory from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luluabourg
Episcopal ordinaries
(all Latin Rite)
- Apostolic Vicar of Luebo
- Joseph Ngogi Nkongolo (1959.04.25 – 1959.11.10 see below), Titular Bishop of Lebedus (1959.04.25 – 1959.11.10)
- Suffragan Bishops of Luebo
- Joseph Ngogi Nkongolo (see above 1959.11.10 – 1966.05.03), also Apostolic Administrator of the then Apostolic Administration of Mbuji-Mayi (Congo-Kinshasa) (1963 – 1966.05.03), promoted Bishop of the same Mbujimayi (1966.05.03 – 1991)
- François Kabangu wa Mutela (1967.09.26 – 1987.12.10)
- Archbishop (personal title) Emery Kabongo Kanundowi (1987.12.10 – 2003.08.14), also Apostolic Administrator of Mweka (Congo-Kinshasa) (1988 – 1989.01.19); previously 1982- 10 December 1987 Second private Secretary of Saint Pope John Paul II (first African on such post)
- Pierre-Célestin Tshitoko Mamba (2006.01.07 - ... )
See also
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