Diocese of Idiofa
Idiofaën(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Idiofa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 20 June 1960
- Latin
- Idiofaën(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001001643
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,100,000
- Population
- 2,200,000
- Catholic share
- 50.0%
- Priests
- 133
- Catholics per priest
- 8,271
- Extent
- 60,000 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 18
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Jose Moko Ekanga, P.S.S.
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathédrale Saint Kizito stands in Idiofa, 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.
The province of Kinshasa
A suffragan of Kinshasa.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of KinshasaKinshasa
- Diocese of BomaBoma
- Diocese of InongoInongo
- Diocese of KengeKenge
- Diocese of KikwitKikwit
- Diocese of KisantuKisantu
- Diocese of MatadiMatadi
- Diocese of PopokabakaPopokabaka
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].