The Roman Catholic Diocese of Idiofa ( la, Idiofaën(sis)) is a

diocese 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 associa ...

located in the city of

Idiofa Idiofa is a town in Kwilu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Location Idiofa is the administrative center for Idiofa Territory. Idiofa lies at an altitude of 1820 ft (554 m), east of the larger city of Kikwit, and west of the ...

in the

Ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...

of Kinshasa in the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

History

* April 13, 1937: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Ipamu from the

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and Apostolic Vicariate of Koango * February 12, 1948: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Ipamu * November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Ipamu * June 20, 1960: Renamed as Diocese of Idiofa

Leadership, in reverse chronological order

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...

s of Idiofa (Roman rite), below ** Bishop José Moko Ekanga, P.S.S. (2009.05.26 4- ) ** Bishop Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi,

O.M.I. The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) is a missionary religious congregation in the Catholic Church. It was founded on January 25, 1816, by Eugène de Mazenod, a French priest born in Aix-en-Provence in the south of France on August 1, ...

(1997.05.20 – 2006.05.31) ** Bishop Eugène Biletsi Onim (1970.05.21 – 1994.11.04) ** Bishop René Toussaint,

(1960.06.20 – 1970.05.21); ''see below'' * Bishop of Ipamu (Roman rite), below ** Bishop René Toussaint, O.M.I. (1959.11.10 – 1960.06.20); ''see above & below'' * Vicars Apostolic of Ipamu (Roman rite), below ** Bishop René Toussaint, O.M.I. (1958.01.16 – 1959.11.10); ''see above'' ** Bishop Alfonso Bossart, O.M.I. (1948.02.12 – 1957); ''see below'' * Prefect Apostolic of Ipamu (Roman rite) ** Father Alfonso Bossart, O.M.I. (1937.06.11 – 1948.02.12); ''see above''

References

GCatholic.org

Mokala, is a Roman Catholic Mission (Parish)of Idiofa Diocese, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, founded in 1950 by Belgians Missionaries, Oblats of Mary Immaculte (OMI). The Patron Saint of Mokala Mission is Christ the King (Chrit Roi). It is one of the education centres of the Diocese because of its best schools, hospitals and training schools. Kikongo (Kituba) is the main language used for (Mass). Roman Catholic dioceses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Christian organizations established in 1937 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1937 establishments in the Belgian Congo Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Kinshasa {{DRCongo-RC-diocese-stub

History

Leadership, in reverse chronological order

See also

References