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Suffragan diocese Nkayi, Republic of the Congo

Diocese of Nkayi

Nkayien(sis)

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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Nkayi, Republic of the Congo, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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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.

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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.

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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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