Roman Catholic Diocese of Lolo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lolo (Latin: Loloën(sis)) is a diocese located in the town of Bumba in the Ecclesiastical province of Mbandaka-Bikoro in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]

Diocese of Lolo

Dioecesis Loloensis
Location
CountryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
MetropolitanMbandaka-Bikoro
Statistics
Area10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
157,000
79,239 (50.5%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJean-Bertin Nadonye Ndongo, O.F.M. Cap.
Bishops emeritusFerdinand Maemba Liwoke

History

  • February 22, 1937: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lolo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Buta
  • July 2, 1962: Promoted as Diocese of Lolo

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

  • Bishops of Lolo (Latin Rite)
    • Bishop Jean-Bertin Nadonye Ndongo, O.F.M. Cap. (since 2015.01.29)
    • Bishop Ferdinand Maemba Liwoke (1987.08.28 - 2015.01.29)
    • Bishop Joseph Ignace Waterschoot, O. Praem. (1962.07.02 – 1987.08.28); see below
  • Prefects Apostolic of Lolo (Latin Rite)
    • Fr. Joseph Ignace Waterschoot, O. Praem. (1949.11.21 – 1962.07.02); see above
    • Fr. Giacomo Jacobs, O. Praem. (1937 – 1948)

Auxiliary bishop

  • Ferdinand Maemba Liwoke (1983-1987), appointed Bishop here

See also

  • Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sources

  1. "Diocese of Lolo". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 4 September 2016.


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