Suffragan diocese Idiofa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Diocese of Idiofa
Idiofaën(sis)
Latin Church
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.
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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.
- Paroisse Saint-LouisNgosoView parish
- Paroisse Saint-NicolasKimputuView parish
- Paroisse Saint-PierreMangai IView parish
- Paroisse Saint-VictorIntswemView parish
- Paroisse Sainte Marie Mère de DieuMapangu-MumbendeView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-CécileBandaView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-FamilleIpamuView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-FamilleMangai IIView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-ThérèseKaloView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Thérèse de l'Enfant JésusMwilambongoView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Thérèse de l'Enfant JésusDibayaView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Thérèse de l'Enfant JésusMapanguView parish
- Paroisse Universitaire Saint-Joseph PaulMbeoView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
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.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.