Suffragan diocese Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Diocese of Matadi
Matadien(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese seated in the port city of Matadi, Kongo Central Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, established as an Apostolic Vicariate in 1930 and promoted to diocese on 10 November 1959. It is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kinshasa.
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- Established
- 1959
- Catholics
- 665,000
- Priests
- 172
- Territory
- 31,000 km²
Parishes and churches
55 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Cathédrale N-D MédiatriceMatadi · CathedralView parish
- Christ-Roi (Lufu-Toto)Lufu-TotoView parish
- Christ-Roi (Mbanza-Ngungu)Mbanza-NgunguView parish
- Marie-Immaculée (Kionzo)KionzoView parish
- Marie-Médiatrice (Bienga)BiengaView parish
- N-D de la Sagesse (Kimwaka)KimwakaView parish
- N-D de Lourdes (Kwilu-Ngongo)Kwilu-NgongoView parish
- N-D du Perpétuel secoursTown not recordedView parish
- N-D du Perpétuel Secours/IngaIngaView parish
- N-D du Sacré cœur (Kinzao)KinzaoView parish
- Notre-Dame de FatimaTown not recordedView parish
- Notre-dame de Fatima (Luozi)LuoziView parish
- Notre-Dame des sept douleursTown not recordedView parish
- Pro-paroisse de BokoBokoView parish
- Pro-paroisse de KiniangiKiniangiView parish
- Pro-paroisse de Mwala-KinsendeMwala-KinsendeView parish
- Pro-paroisse de nduiziNduiziView parish
- Pro-paroisse de NgongoloNgongoloView parish
- Pro-paroisse de NsangaNsangaView parish
- Pro-paroisse KindongalaKindongalaView parish
- Pro-paroisse Saint André - KinKinView parish
- Sacré Cœur (Kinkanda)KinkandaView parish
- Sacré Cœur (Mbanza-Ngungu)Mbanza-NgunguView parish
- Sacré Cœur (Miyamba)MiyambaView parish
- Sacré Cœur (Nkolo)NkoloView parish
- Saint Alphonse (Kingoma)KingomaView parish
- Saint Armand (Luvaka)LuvakaView parish
- Saint Augustin (Nkundi)NkundiView parish
- Saint Charles (Vunda)VundaView parish
- Saint Clément (Kinzundu)KinzunduView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Andre Giraud Pindi Mwanza Mayala
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The cathedral
Catedral de Nuestra Señora Medianera de todas las Gracias stands in Matadi, 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.
History
The ecclesiastical province of Kinshasa includes the Roman Catholic Diocese of Matadi (Latin: Matadien(sis)), seated in the city of Matadi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.