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Roman Catholic Diocese of Ouesso

Coordinates: 1°36′49″N 16°03′06″E / 1.61361°N 16.05167°E / 1.61361; 16.05167
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Diocese of Ouesso

Dioecesis Uessitanus
Location
CountryRepublic of the Congo
Ecclesiastical provinceArchdiocese of Brazzaville
MetropolitanOuésso
Statistics
Area55,795 km2 (21,543 sq mi)
Population
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
25,000 (38.1%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJune 6, 1983 (41 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Saint Peter Claver
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopYves Marie Monot, C.S.Sp.
Bishop of Ouesso
Metropolitan ArchbishopAnatole Milandou
Archbishop of Brazzaville

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ouesso (Latin: Dioecesis Uessitanus) is a diocese located in the city of Ouésso in the ecclesiastical province of Brazzaville in the Republic of the Congo. The current bishop is Yves Marie Monot, C.S.Sp.[1]

History

The diocese of Ouesso was established from the Diocese of Owando on June 6, 1983. Its first bishop was Hervé Itoua.[1]

Leadership

Priests and religious

In 2004, the diocese had six secular priests and three religious priests. There were three male religious, and eighteen female religious. The diocese had 28 parishes.[1]

Bishops of Ouesso

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Cheney, David M (26 October 2008). "Diocese of Ouesso". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 27 December 2010.

1°36′49″N 16°03′06″E / 1.61361°N 16.05167°E / 1.61361; 16.05167