Suffragan diocese Kongolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Diocese of Kongolo
Kongoloën(sis)
Latin Church
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.
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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.
- Saint-Cœur de Marie (Cathédrale) (1909)Kongolo · CathedralView parish
- Bienheureuse Anuarite Nengapeta (12/07/2006)KakuyuView parish
- Christ – Roi (1944)KabongoView parish
- Marie Auxiliatrice (1967)Town not recordedView parish
- Marie-Reine (20/05/2006)KimeView parish
- Notre-Dame de Perpétuel Secours (1946)BudiView parish
- Saint Matthias Mulumba (1974)Town not recordedView parish
- Saint-André / Keba (1970)Town not recordedView parish
- Saint-Charles Lwanga (1984)KitengeView parish
- Saint-Donat (1910)SolaView parish
- Saint-Joseph (1911)LubundaView parish
- Saint-Joseph (1959)Town not recordedView parish
- Saint-Joseph/ Kangoy (1957)Town not recordedView parish
- Saint-Michel (1934)KabaloView parish
- Saint-Pierre (1966)KateaView parish
- Sainte Thérèse de l’Enfant Jésus (23/12/2005)LengeView parish
- Sainte-Jeanne de Chantal (1946)MakutanoView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
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.