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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Moundou
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Moundou ( la, Munduen(sis)) is a diocese in Moundou in the ecclesiastical province of Archdiocese of N'Djamena, N'Djamena in Chad. History * May 17, 1951: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Moundou from the Apostolic Prefecture of Fort-Lamy and Apostolic Prefecture of Garoua in Cameroon * February 19, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Moundou Special churches The Cathedral is the Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur in Moundou. Leadership, in reverse chronological order * Bishops of Moundou (Roman rite), below ** Bishop Joachim Kouraleyo Tarounga (since June 3, 2004) ** Bishop Matthias N’Gartéri Mayadi (June 11, 1990 – July 31, 2003), appointed Archbishop of N’Djaména ** Bishop Gabriel Balet, Gabriel (Régis) Balet, Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, OFMCap (March 9, 1985 – September 18, 1989) ** Bishop Joseph Marie Régis Belzile, OFMCap (December 19, 1974 – March 9, 1985) ** Bishop Samuel Gaumain, OFMCap (December 19, 1959 – December 19, 1974) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, provinces were administratively associated in a larger unit, the Roman diocese, diocese (Latin ''dioecesis'', from the Greek language, Greek term διοίκησις, meaning "administration"). Christianity was given legal status in 313 with the Edict of Milan. Churches began to organize themselves into Roman diocese, dioceses based on the Roman diocese, civil dioceses, not on the larger regional imperial districts. These dioceses were often smaller than the Roman province, provinces. Christianity was declared the Empire's State church of the Roman Empire, official religion by Theodosius I in 380. Constantine the Great, Constantine I in 318 gave litigants the right to have court cases transferred from the civil courts to the bishops. This situ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
