Suffragan diocese Ouesso, Republic of the Congo
Diocese of Ouesso
Uessitan(us)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese centered on the city of Ouesso in the Sangha region of the Republic of the Congo, erected on 6 June 1983. It is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Owando and its seat is the Cathedral of Saint Peter Claver. Bishop Brice Armand Ibombo has led the diocese since 28 May 2025.
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- Established
- 1983
- Catholics
- 25,600
- Priests
- 16
- Territory
- 55,795 km²
Parishes and churches
10 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Cathédrale Saint-Pierre ClaverOuesso · CathedralView parish
- Paroisse Bienheureuse Marie de la Passion de PekéPekéView parish
- Paroisse Christ-Roi de NgombéNgombéView parish
- Paroisse Cœur Immaculé de Marie de SouankéSouankéView parish
- Paroisse Jésus Ressuscité de MbomaMbomaView parish
- Paroisse Notre-Dame de la Visitation de MiadongoMiadongoView parish
- Paroisse Sacré-Cœur de Jésus de SembéSembéView parish
- Paroisse Saint Joseph l'époux de Marie de PikoundaPikoundaView parish
- Paroisse Saint Joseph Ouvrier de MokekoMokekoView parish
- Paroisse Saint Michel Archange de PokolaPokolaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Brice Armand Ibombo
- Born
- 23 November 1973
- Birthplace
- Abala
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Peter Claver stands in Ouesso, 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
Seated in the city of Ouésso, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ouesso (Latin: Dioecesis Uessitana) belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Owando in the Republic of the Congo. Gélase Armel Kema is the current bishop.