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Suffragan diocese Kongolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Diocese of Kongolo

Kongoloën(sis)

Latin-rite diocese in Tanganyika Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, established on 30 June 1911 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Katanga and promoted to diocese on 10 November 1959. Its cathedral in Kongolo, the Cathedrale Sacre-Coeur-de-Marie, is dedicated to the Heart of Mary; the diocese is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lubumbashi.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedrale Sacre-Coeur-de-Marie, in Kongolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Established
1959
Catholics
135,350
Priests
81
Territory
44,206 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Oscar Ngoy wa Mpanga
Born
5 December 1964
Birthplace
Kyolo
Institute
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The cathedral

Cathedrale Sacre-Coeur-de-Marie stands in Kongolo, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

A Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Lubumbashi, Kongolo (Latin: Kongoloën(sis)) lies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its episcopal see is the Cathédrale Sacré-Coeur-de-Marie in the city of Kongolo, a cathedral dedicated to Our Lady's Heart.