The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pointe-Noire ( la, Nigrirostren(sis)) is an

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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

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. This

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has suffragan dioceses

Dolisie Dolisie, known as Loubomo (or Lubomo) between 1975 and 1991, is a city in the western province of Niari in the Republic of the Congo. It is the country's third largest city and an important commercial centre. The city lies on the eastern edge of t ...

and Nkayi.

History

* October 14, 1890: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Lower French Congo from the

Apostolic Vicariate of French Congo The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brazzaville ( la, Archidioecesis Brazzapolitana) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Brazzaville in the Republic of the Congo. History On 4 June 1886, Pope Leo XIII established the Apo ...

* 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

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s of Pointe-Noire (Roman rite), below ** Archbishop Miguel Angel Olaverri Arroniz, SDB (''see below'' 2020.05.30 - present) *

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s 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

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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

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, 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

* Nkayi

Sources

GCatholic.org

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History

Leadership, in reverse chronological order

Suffragan Dioceses

See also

Sources