Suffragan diocese Kole, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Diocese of Kole
Kolen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese in the Sankuru region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, established as an Apostolic Prefecture on 14 June 1951 and promoted to diocese on 14 September 1967. Covering about 66,000 km2, it is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kananga.
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- Established
- 1967
- Catholics
- 59,000
- Priests
- 37
- Territory
- 66,000 km²
Parishes and churches
11 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Cathedral of Our Lady of PeaceTown not recorded · CathedralView parish
- Christ-Roi (1934)IdumbeView parish
- Cœur Immaculé de Marie (1956)ElingampanguView parish
- Regina Pacis (1938)Town not recordedView parish
- Sacré-Cœur (1950)LotoView parish
- Saint-Jean (2007)Kole YangoView parish
- Saint-Joseph (1932)DekeseView parish
- Saint-Joseph (1937)Lomela-VanguView parish
- Saint-Maurice (1945)IshengeView parish
- Saint-Paul (1957)LomelaView parish
- Sainte-Thérèse (1942)DumbaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Emery Kibal Nkufi Mansong'loo, C.P.
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The cathedral
Catedral de la Reina de la Paz stands in Kole, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
Located in the city of Kole within the ecclesiastical province of Kananga, this Roman Catholic diocese (Latin: Kolen(sis)) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo shares its boundaries exactly with the Territoires ("counties") of Kole, Dekese and Lomela.