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Suffragan diocese Idiofa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Diocese of Idiofa

Idiofaën(sis)

Latin-rite diocese in Kwilu province, southwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Ipamu 13 April 1937, elevated to an apostolic vicariate in 1948, promoted to a diocese in 1959, and renamed Idiofa on 20 June 1960; it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kinshasa.

On the map

Esri
Idiofa, 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
1937
Catholics
1,100,000
Priests
133
Territory
60,000 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Jose Moko Ekanga, P.S.S.

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The cathedral

Cathédrale Saint Kizito stands in Idiofa, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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