Suffragan diocese Bossangoa, Central African Republic
Diocese of Bossangoa
Bossangoën(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Bossangoa is a Latin Church diocese in the Central African Republic, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Bangui. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture in 1959 and promoted to a diocese on January 16, 1964.
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- Established
- 1964
- Catholics
- 458,000
- Priests
- 27
- Territory
- 62,680 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Nestor-Désiré Nongo-Aziagbia, S.M.A.
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The cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Antoine de Padoue stands in Bossangoa, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
In the Central African Republic, Bossangoa (Latin: Bossangoën(sis)) is a diocese belonging to the ecclesiastical province of Berbérati.