The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pointe-Noire ( la, Nigrirostren(sis)) is an
archdiocese located in the city of
Pointe-Noire in the
Republic of the Congo. This
province
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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
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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
*
Archbishops of Pointe-Noire (Roman rite), below
** Archbishop
Miguel Angel Olaverri Arroniz, SDB (''see below'' 2020.05.30 - present)
*
Bishop
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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
Jean-Baptiste Fauret
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,
C.S.Sp.
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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
Henri Friteau
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* Henri I de Mont ...
, 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
*
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 ...
*
Nkayi
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in the Republic of the Congo
The Catholic Church in the Republic of Congo is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
There are over two million Catholics in the country, comprising just under half of the country's total popu ...
Sources
GCatholic.org
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Roman Catholic dioceses in the Republic of the Congo
Religious organizations established in 1890
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
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