Suffragan diocese Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Diocese of Basankusu
Basankusuen(sis)
Latin Church
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.
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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.
- Cathédrale Saints Pierre et PaulBasankusu · CathedralView parish
- Paroisse Christ-RoiWakaView parish
- Paroisse Christ-RoiKodoroView parish
- Paroisse Immaculée ConceptionLolangaView parish
- Paroisse Notre-Dame de l'AssomptionBonkitaView parish
- Paroisse Notre-Dame de l'AssomptionAbunakomboView parish
- Paroisse Notre-Dame de l'AssomptionYaliseleView parish
- Paroisse Sacré-CœurBaringaView parish
- Paroisse Sacré-CœurYamboyoView parish
- Paroisse Saint AndréDjoluView parish
- Paroisse Saint Antoine de PadoueLingomoView parish
- Paroisse Saint DominiqueBongandangaView parish
- Paroisse Saint JosephBokakataView parish
- Paroisse Saint JosephBolombaView parish
- Paroisse Saint JosephMomponoView parish
- Paroisse Saint JosephSimbaView parish
- Paroisse Saint MichelBefaleView parish
- Paroisse Saint Pierre ClaverMampokoView parish
- Paroisse Sainte ThérèseDjomboView parish
- Paroisse Saints Martyrs de l'UgandaBoyengeView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
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.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
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.