Suffragan diocese Molegbe, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Diocese of Molegbe
Molegben(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese in the Nord-Ubangi region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, established on 7 April 1911 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Belgian Ubanghi and promoted to diocese on 10 November 1959. Its cathedral is dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua, and the diocese is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro. Bishop Joseph Mopepe Ngongo was appointed 15 April 2025 and ordained and installed on 6 July 2025.
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- Established
- 1959
- Catholics
- 944,440
- Priests
- 83
- Territory
- 79,000 km²
Parishes and churches
2 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Cathédrale Saint-Antoine-de-PadoueMolegbe · CathedralView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Joseph-TravailleurGbadoliteView parish
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The bishop
- Bishop
- Joseph Mopepe Ngongo
- Born
- 15 July 1966
- Birthplace
- Gemena
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The cathedral
Cathedrale Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue stands in Molegbe, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
Molegbe (Latin: Molegben(sis)) is a suffragan Latin diocese belonging to the ecclesiastical province of Mbandaka-Bikoro in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The bishop's seat is the Cathédrale Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue (St. Anthony of Padua) in the city of Molegbe.