The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lisala ( la, Lisalaën(sis)) is a Latin Catholic
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 associ ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Mbandaka-Bikoro 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 ...
, named after its see, located in the city of
Lisala
Lisala is the capital of the Mongala Province in northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Congo River flows through the city. Its Cathédrale Saint-Hermès is the cathedral episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lisala. It i ...
.
History
* Established on April 3, 1919, as
Apostolic Vicariate (missionary, exempt pre-diocesan jurisdiction) of
Nouvelle-Anvers, on territory split off from the then
Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
* Repeatedly lost territory, to establish
Apostolic Prefecture of Tsuapa (1924.02.11),
Apostolic Prefecture of Coquilhatville (1926.01.28) and
Apostolic Prefecture of Basankusu (1926.07.28).
* January 27, 1936: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Lisala
* Lost territory on 1951.06.14 to establish
Apostolic Prefecture of Isangi
* November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Lisala, becoming a
suffragan
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In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdiction ...
of the Metropolitan
Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro
* Lost territory on 1964.11.25: Lost territory to establish
Roman Catholic Diocese of Budjala
Bishops
Episcopal ordinaries
:Nearly all (originally missionary) members of
Latin Rite
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congregation
Scheutists (C.I.C.M.)
; ''Vicars Apostolic of Nouvelle-Anvers'' (Latin Rite)
* Bishop Egidio de Böck, C.I.C.M.,
Titular Bishop
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By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox a ...
of
Azotus (1921.01.04 – 1936.01.27 ''see below'') (previously Apostolic Prefect of then
Apostolic Prefecture of Kasaï Supérieur)
; Vicars Apostolic of ''Lisala''
* Bishop
Egidio de Böck, C.I.C.M. (''see above'' 1936.01.27 – 1944.12.20)
* Bishop François van den Berghe, C.I.C.M., Titular Bishop of
Boseta (1944.12.20 – 1959.11.10 ''see below''), previously
coadjutor vicar apostolic (1943.02.09 – 1944.12.20)
;
Bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ...
s of Lisala
*
François van den Berghe, C.I.C.M. (''see above'' 1959.11.10 – 1964.11.25)
*
Louis Nganga a Ndzando (1964.11.25 – 1997.07.06), previously
Auxiliary bishop (1961.04.18 – 1964.11.25); also
Apostolic Administrator
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of
Molegbe (1967 – 1968.09.05)
*
Louis Nkinga Bondala, C.I.C.M. (1997.07.06 - 2015.02.11), previously
coadjutor bishop
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(1996.03.13 – 1997.07.06); also
Apostolic Administrator
An Apostolic administration in the Catholic Church is administrated by a prelate appointed by the pope to serve as the ordinary for a specific area. Either the area is not yet a diocese (a stable 'pre-diocesan', usually missionary apostolic adm ...
of
Molegbe (2007.05.23 – 2009.11.14)
*
Ernest Ngboko Ngombe, C.I.C.M. (2015.02.11 - 2019.11.23), Appointed Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro
*
Joseph-Bernard Likolo Bokal’Etumba (2021.02.15 - ...)
Coadjutor bishops
*
François Van den Berghe, C.I.C.M. (1943-1944), as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic
*
Louis Nkinga Bondala, C.I.C.M. (1996-1997)
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source and External links
GCatholic.org
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Roman Catholic dioceses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Christian organizations established in 1919
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Mbandaka-Bikoro