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Suffragan diocese Bossangoa, Central African Republic

Diocese of Bossangoa

Bossangoën(sis)

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.

On the map

Esri
Bossangoa, Central African Republic, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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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.

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History

In the Central African Republic, Bossangoa (Latin: Bossangoën(sis)) is a diocese belonging to the ecclesiastical province of Berbérati.