Suffragan diocese Mweka, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Diocese of Mweka
Mvekaën(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese in Kasai Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, established as an Apostolic Prefecture on 24 March 1953 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Luluabourg and promoted to diocese on 29 September 1964. Its seat is the Cathedrale Saint-Martin in Mweka, and it is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kananga.
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- Established
- 1964
- Catholics
- 346,580
- Priests
- 51
- Territory
- 21,700 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
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The bishop
- Bishop
- Oscar Nkolo Kanowa, C.I.C.M.
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The cathedral
Cathedrale Saint-Martin stands in Mweka, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
A Latin suffragan diocese under The Metropolitan of Kananga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mweka (Latin: Mvekaën(sis)) depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Its cathedral and episcopal see, the Cathédrale Saint-Martin, stands in the city of Mweka in Kasai Province.