Roman Catholic Diocese of Kongolo

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.

Diocese of Kongolo

Dioecesis Kongoloensis
Location
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
MetropolitanLubumbashi
Statistics
Area44,206 km2 (17,068 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
700,000
135,350 (19.3%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopOscar Ngoy wa Mpanga

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

Bishops

(all Roman rite)

Ordinaries

(So far all but one are members of the Holy Ghost Fathers (C.S.Sp.).)

Apostolic Prefects of Northern Katanga
  • Fr. Emilio Callewaert, C.S.Sp. (1912 – 1922)
  • Fr. Luigi Lempereur, C.S.Sp. (1922 – 1930)
  • Fr. 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

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Vincent de Paul Kwanga Njubu, appointed Bishop of Manono in 2005
  • Fulgence Muteba Mugalu, appointed Bishop of Kilwa-Kasenga in 2005

See also

  • Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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