The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dolisie ( la, Dioecesis Dolisiensis) is a
Catholic
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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, pro ...
located in the city of
Dolisie in the
Ecclesiastical province
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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
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.
History
On 24 May 2013,
Pope Francis
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established the Diocese of Dolisie from the
Diocese of Nkayi.
Ordinaries
*
Bienvenu Manamika Bafouakouahou
Bienvenu is the name of: Surname
* Alberto Bienvenu
* Bernard Bienvenu
*Henri Bienvenu (born 1988), Cameroonian footballer
*Léon Bienvenu
Given name
*Bienvenu de Miollis
François-Melchior-Charles-Bienvenu de Miollis (19 June 1753, Aix-en-Prov ...
(24 May 2013
[ – 18 April 2020), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Brazzaville
]
References
Roman Catholic dioceses in the Republic of the Congo
Christian organizations established in 2013
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 21st century
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Pointe-Noire
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