Suffragan diocese Doba, Chad

Diocese of Doba

Doban(us)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Doba is a Latin Catholic diocese in Chad, erected on 6 March 1989 from the Diocese of Moundou. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of N'Djamena and has been led by Bishop Martin Waingue Bani since 2016.

On the map

Doba, Chad, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established: 1989
Catholics: 98,700
Priests: 27
Territory: 10,816 km²

Parishes and churches

6 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop: Martin Waïngue Bani
Born: 12 February 1963
Birthplace: Laï

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The cathedral

Cathédrale Sainte-Thérèse stands in Doba, 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.

The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 6 March 1989
Latin: Doban(us)
Annuario code: 001001312

The see in figures

Catholics: 98,700
Population: 526,162
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 18.8%
Priests: 27
Catholics per priest: 3,656
Extent: 10,816 km²
Catholics per km²: 9.1

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

The province of N'Djamena

A suffragan of Archdiocese of N'Djamena.

The sees of this province:

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Archdiocese of VeszprémVeszprém, Hungary39 km
Diocese of PannonhalmaPannonhalma, Hungary52 km
Diocese of SzombathelySzombathely, Hungary58 km
Diocese of GyőrGyőr, Hungary61 km
Diocese of SzékesfehérvárSzékesfehérvár, Hungary78 km
Diocese of KaposvárKaposvár, Hungary95 km
Diocese of EisenstadtEisenstadt, Austria99 km
Diocese of Murska SobotaMurska Sobota, Slovenia108 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

The see's own website · Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].