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Suffragan diocese Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Diocese of Basankusu

Basankusuen(sis)

Latin-rite diocese in Equateur province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Basankusu 28 July 1926, elevated to apostolic vicariate in 1948 and to a diocese 10 November 1959; it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro. Its cathedral is the Cathedrale Saints-Pierre-et-Paul in Basankusu.

On the map

Esri
Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1926
Catholics
230,331
Priests
43
Territory
70,000 km²

Parishes and churches

20 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Libere Pwongo Bope
Born
21 May 1964
Birthplace
Mweka

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The cathedral

Cathedrale Saints-Pierre-et-Paul, Basankusu stands in Basankusu, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Diocese of Basankusu (Latin: Basankusuen(sis)) serves as a Latin suffragan within the province of the Metropolitan Mbandaka-Bikoro. Its cathedral, the Cathédrale Saints-Pierre-et-Paul (Saints Peter and Paul), stands in the town of Basankusu.