Suffragan diocese Nkayi, Republic of the Congo
Diocese of Nkayi
Nkayien(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese centered on the city of Nkayi in the Republic of the Congo, erected on 5 December 1983 from the Diocese of Pointe-Noire. It is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pointe-Noire and its seat is the Cathedrale Saint Louis. Bishop Francois Halyday Mbouangui succeeded to the see on 1 June 2026 after serving as coadjutor.
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- Established
- 1983
- Catholics
- 390,140
- Priests
- 39
- Territory
- 59,140 km²
Parishes and churches
3 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Cathédrale Saint-LouisNkayi · CathedralView parish
- Paroisse Notre-Dame de Lourdes de SibitiSibitiView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Michel de Madingou-PosteMadingouView parish
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The bishop
- Bishop
- Francois Halyday Mbouangui
- Born
- 4 October 1977
- Birthplace
- Mindouli
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The cathedral
Cathedrale Saint Louis stands in Nkayi, 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 Pointe-Noire in the Republic of the Congo includes the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nkayi (Latin: Nkayien(sis)), seated in the city of Nkayi.
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