The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pointe-Noire ( la, Nigrirostren(sis)) is an
archdiocese
In 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 provinces were administratively associate ...
located in the city of
Pointe-Noire
Pointe-Noire (; kg, Njinji, french: Ndjindji with the letter d following French spelling standards) is the second largest city in the Republic of the Congo, following the capital of Brazzaville, and an autonomous department since 2004. Before t ...
in the
Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...
. This
province has suffragan dioceses
Dolisie and
Nkayi.
History
* October 14, 1890: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Lower French Congo from the
Apostolic Vicariate of French Congo
* April 22, 1907: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Loango
* January 20, 1949: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Pointe-Noire
* September 14, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Pointe-Noire
* May 30, 2020: Promoted as Archdiocese of Pointe-Noire
Leadership, in reverse chronological order
*
Archbishop
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s of Pointe-Noire (Roman rite), below
** Archbishop
Miguel Angel Olaverri Arroniz, SDB (''see below'' 2020.05.30 - present)
*
Bishops of Pointe-Noire (Roman rite), below
** Bishop
Miguel Angel Olaverri Arroniz, SDB (2013.02.22 - 2020.05.30 ''see above'')
** Bishop
Jean-Claude Makaya Loembe (1994.12.19 — 2011.03.31)
** Bishop
Georges-Firmin Singha (1988.09.01 – 1993.08.18)
** Bishop
Godefroy-Emile Mpwati (1975.06.05 – 1988.09.01)
** Bishop
Jean-Baptiste Fauret,
C.S.Sp.
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(1955.09.14 – 1975.06.05); ''see below''
* Vicar Apostolic of Pointe-Noire (Roman rite), below
** Bishop Jean-Baptiste Fauret, C.S.Sp. (1947.02.13 – 1955.09.14); ''see above''
* Vicars Apostolic of Loango (Roman rite), below
** Bishop
Henri Friteau, C.S.Sp. (1922.03.22 – 1946.04.04)
** Bishop
Léon-Charles-Joseph Girod, C.S.Sp. (1915.01.13 – 1919.12.13)
** Bishop
Louis-Jean-Joseph Derouet, C.S.Sp. (1907.01.02 – 1914.03.04)
* Vicar Apostolic of Lower French Congo (Roman rite), below
** Bishop
Antoine-Marie-Hippolyte Carrie, C.S.Sp. (1890.10.14 – 1903.11)
Suffragan Dioceses
*
Dolisie
*
Nkayi
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in the Republic of the Congo
Sources
GCatholic.org
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