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Suffragan diocese Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Diocese of Lisala

Lisalaën(sis)

Latin-rite diocese in Mongala Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, established on 3 April 1919 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Nouvelle-Anvers and promoted to diocese on 10 November 1959. Covering about 70,000 km2, it is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro.

On the map

Esri
Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1959
Catholics
767,232
Priests
74
Territory
70,000 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Joseph-Bernard Likolo Bokal'Etumba
Born
29 August 1967
Birthplace
Kinshasa

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The cathedral

Catedral de San Hermes stands in Lisala, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Named for its see city of Lisala, this Latin Catholic diocese (Latin: Lisalaën(sis)) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Mbandaka-Bikoro.