Metropolitan see Owando, Republic of the Congo
Archdiocese of Owando
Ouandoën(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite metropolitan archdiocese in the Republic of the Congo, established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Fort-Rousset on 21 December 1950, renamed Owando in 1977 and elevated to metropolitan archdiocese on 30 May 2020. Its seat is the Cathedral of Christ the King in Owando and its suffragans include Impfondo and Ouesso. Archbishop Gelase Armel Kema, C.S.Sp., has led the archdiocese since 2024.
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- Established
- 1950
- Catholics
- 355,120
- Priests
- 53
- Territory
- 75,850 km²
Parishes and churches
17 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Cathédrale Christ- Roi d’OwandoOwando · CathedralView parish
- Communauté Saint Antoine de Padoue de NtokouNtokouView parish
- Paroisse Notre Dame de Fatima de TchikapikaTchikapikaView parish
- Paroisse Notre Dame de la PaixTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Notre Dame de LeketyLeketyView parish
- Paroisse Notre Dame des Flots de MossakaMossakaView parish
- Paroisse Notre Dame d’Assomption d’OyoOyoView parish
- Paroisse Saint Esprit d’EtoumbiEtoumbiView parish
- Paroisse Saint François Xavier de BoundjiBoundjiView parish
- Paroisse Saint Georges d’OkoyoOkoyoView parish
- Paroisse Saint Jean Marie Vianney d’EwoEwoView parish
- Paroisse Saint Martin de Mbama-Akoua-TsamaMbama-Akoua-TsamaView parish
- Paroisse Saint Michel de LoukolélaLoukolélaView parish
- Paroisse Saint Paul de MbomoMbomoView parish
- Paroisse Saint Pierre de MakouaMakouaView parish
- Paroisse Sainte Maria Goretti de KelléKelléView parish
- Paroisse Sainte Thérèse de KanginiKanginiView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Gelase Armel Kema, C.S.Sp.
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Christ the King stands in Owando, 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
Owando is a jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in the Republic of Congo. Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Victor Abagna Mossa as Bishop of Owando on February 11, 2011. On May 30, 2020, the see was raised from diocese to archdiocese, and Bishop Victor Abagna Mossa became its archbishop.