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Apostolic Prefecture Of Basankusu
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Basankusu ( la, Basankusuen(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Mbandaka-Bikoro in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathédrale Saints-Pierre-et-Paul (Saints Peter and Paul) in the town of Basankusu. History * Established on July 28, 1926 as Apostolic Prefecture of Basankusu on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Nouvelle-Anvers * January 8, 1948: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Basankusu * Lost territory on 14 June 1951 to establish the then Apostolic Prefecture of Isangi (now a diocese) * Promoted on November 10, 1959 as Diocese of Basankusu, ceasing to be exempt Ordinaries ''(all Latin Rite, mostly -initially missionary- members of Latin congregations)'' ; ''Apostolic Prefects of Basankusu'' * Gerardo Wantenaar, Mill Hill Missionaries (M.H.M.) (1927.02.02 – 1948.01.08 ''see below'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Mbandaka-Bikoro
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro ( la, Mbandakan(us)–Bikoroën(sis)) is the Metropolitan bishop, Metropolitan Episcopal See, See for the Latin Rite Ecclesiastical province of Mbandaka-Bikoro, in the western part of Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is under the authority of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. The cathedral archiepiscopal see is at the Cathedral of St. Eugene, in Mbandaka, Équateur Province. Statistics As per 2015, it pastorally served 646,000 Catholics (52.4% of 1,232,000 total population) on 95,000 km² in 34 parishes with 87 priests (56 diocesan, 31 religious), 238 lay religious (82 brothers, 156 sisters) and 42 seminarians. History * Established on 1924.02.11 as Apostolic Prefecture of Tsuapa, on colonial territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Nouvelle-Anvers * 1926.01.28: Renamed after its see as Apostolic Prefecture of Coquilhatstad=Coquilhatville, having gained more territory from the above Apostol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
