Roman Catholic Diocese of Kongolo
Diocese of Kongolo Dioecesis Kongoloensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Metropolitan | Lubumbashi |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 44,206 km2 (17,068 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 700,000 135,350 (19.3%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Oscar Ngoy wa Mpanga |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kongolo (Latin: Kongoloën(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathédrale Sacré-Coeur-de-Marie (dedicated to Our Lady's Heart) in the city of Kongolo
History
- Established on June 30, 1911 as Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Katanga, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
- Promoted on June 18, 1935 as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Katanga, hence entitled to a titular bishop
- Renamed March 8, 1951 as Apostolic Vicariate of Kongolo, after its see
- Lost territory on 23 April 1956 to establish the then Apostolic Vicariate of Kindu
- Promoted on November 10, 1959 as Diocese of Kongolo, no longer missionary nor exempt
- Lost territory on 10 March 1966 to the Diocese of Kabinda
- Gained territory on 8 May 1971 from the Diocese of Baudouinville (now Kalemie–Kirungu)
- Lost territory on 31 May 1971 to establish the Diocese of Manono
Incumbents
(all Roman rite; so far all members of the Holy Ghost Fathers (C.S.Sp.)
- Apostolic Prefects of Northern Katanga
- Fr. Luigi Lempereur, C.S.Sp. (1922 – 1930)
- Fr. Emilio Callewaert, C.S.Sp. (1912 – 1922)
- Giorgio Giuseppe Haezaert, C.S.Sp. (1931.02.19 – 1935.06.18 see below)
- Apostolic Vicars of Northern Katanga
- Bishop Giorgio Giuseppe Haezaert, C.S.Sp. (see above 1935.06.18 – 1949), Titular Bishop of Pertusa (1935.06.18 – 1957.09.29)
- Bishop Gustave Joseph Bouve, C.S.Sp. (1950.05.31 – 1951.03.08 see below), Titular Bishop of Cremna (1950.05.31 – 1959.11.10)
- Apostolic Vicars of Kongolo
- Bishop Gustave Joseph Bouve, C.S.Sp. (see above 1951.03.08 – 1959.11.10 see below)
- Bishops of Kongolo
- Bishop Gustave Joseph Bouve, C.S.Sp. (see above 1959.11.10 – 1970.09.01), afterward Titular Bishop of Zama minor (1970.09.01 – 1971.03.04)
- Bishop Jérôme Nday Kanyangu Lukundwe (1971.01.16 – 2007.03.31)
- Bishop Oscar Ngoy wa Mpanga, (C.S.Sp.) (2007.03.31 - ...), also Apostolic Administrator of Kalemie–Kirungu (Congo-Kinshasa) (2010.09.15 – 2015.03.31)
See also
Sources and External links