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Suffragan diocese Bondo, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Diocese of Bondo

Bondoën(sis)

Latin-rite diocese in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It began as an apostolic prefecture 10 March 1926, became an apostolic vicariate in 1937, and was promoted as the Diocese of Bondo 10 November 1959; it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kisangani.

On the map

Esri
Bondo, 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
136,007
Priests
20
Territory
75,600 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Etienne Ung'eyowun Bediwegi
Born
6 April 1959
Birthplace
Nyalebbe

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The cathedral

Cathédrale Sainte-Croix stands in Bondo, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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