The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kongolo ( la, Kongoloën(sis)) is a Latin

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Lubumbashi Lubumbashi (former names: ( French), (Dutch)) is the second-largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in the country's southeasternmost part, along the border with Zambia. The capital and principal city of the Haut-Katanga ...

in the

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. Its

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episcopal see is Cathédrale Sacré-Coeur-de-Marie (dedicated to Our Lady's Heart) in the city of Kongolo.

History

* Established on June 30, 1911 as

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of Northern Katanga, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville * Promoted on June 18, 1935 as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Katanga, hence entitled to a

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* Renamed March 8, 1951 as Apostolic Vicariate of Kongolo, after its see * Lost territory on 23 April 1956 to establish the then Apostolic Vicariate of Kindu * Promoted on November 10, 1959 as Diocese of Kongolo, no longer missionary nor exempt * Lost territory on 10 March 1966 to the Diocese of

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* Gained territory on 8 May 1971 from the Diocese of Baudouinville (now Kalemie–Kirungu) * Lost territory on 31 May 1971 to establish the Diocese of Manono

Bishops

''(all

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)''

Ordinaries

''(So far all but one are members of the

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(C.S.Sp.).)'' ; ''Apostolic Prefects of Northern Katanga'' * Fr. Emilio Callewaert, C.S.Sp. (1912 – 1922) * Fr. Luigi Lempereur, C.S.Sp. (1922 – 1930) * Fr. Giorgio Giuseppe Haezaert, C.S.Sp. (1931.02.19 – 1935.06.18 ''see below'') ; ''Apostolic Vicars'' of Northern Katanga * Bishop

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, C.S.Sp. (''see above'' 1935.06.18 – 1949),

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of Pertusa (1935.06.18 – 1957.09.29) * Bishop Gustave Joseph Bouve, C.S.Sp. (1950.05.31 – 1951.03.08 ''see below''), Titular Bishop of

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(1950.05.31 – 1959.11.10) ; Apostolic Vicars ''of Kongolo'' * Bishop Gustave Joseph Bouve, C.S.Sp. (''see above'' 1951.03.08 – 1959.11.10 ''see below'') ; ''Bishops'' of Kongolo * Bishop

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, C.S.Sp. (''see above'' 1959.11.10 – 1970.09.01), afterward Titular Bishop of

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(1970.09.01 – 1971.03.04) * Bishop

Jérôme Nday Kanyangu Lukundwe Jérôme Nday Kanyangu Lukundwe (1929 – 13 June 2011) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kongolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du ...

(1971.01.16 – 2007.03.31) * Bishop Oscar Ngoy wa Mpanga, (C.S.Sp.) (2007.03.31 - ...), also

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of Kalemie–Kirungu (Congo-Kinshasa) (2010.09.15 – 2015.03.31)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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, appointed Bishop of Manono in 2005 * Fulgence Muteba Mugalu, appointed Bishop of Kilwa-Kasenga in 2005

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org, with incumbent biography links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kongolo, Diocese Roman Catholic dioceses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Christian organizations established in 1911 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Lubumbashi

History

Bishops

Ordinaries

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

See also

Sources and external links