Suffragan diocese Gamboma, Republic of the Congo
Diocese of Gamboma
Gambomen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese centered on the town of Gamboma in the Republic of the Congo, erected on 22 February 2013. It is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Brazzaville and its seat is the Cathedrale Saint-Pie-X.
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- Established
- 2013
- Catholics
- 110,000
- Priests
- 26
- Territory
- 38,400 km²
Parishes and churches
3 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Paroisse Bienheureuse Anuarite de MpouyaMpouyaView parish
- Paroisse Sacré-Cœur de NgoNgoView parish
- Paroisse Sainte FaustineMakotimpokoView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Urbain Ngassongo
- Born
- 15 October 1961
- Birthplace
- Kinshasa
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The cathedral
Cathedrale Saint-Pie-X stands in Gamboma, 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
Gamboma, a town in the Republic of the Congo, hosts a Catholic diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Gambomensis) within the ecclesiastical province of Brazzaville.