Roman Catholic Diocese of Wamba
2°08′39″N 27°59′34″E / 2.144239°N 27.992885°E
Diocese of Wamba Dioecesis Vambaensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Ecclesiastical province | Kisangani |
| Metropolitan | Kisangani |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 68,000 km2 (26,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 512,213 171,230 (33.4%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Saint Joseph de Wamba |
| Secular priests | 42 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Bishop-elect Emmanuel Ngona Ngotsi, M. Afr. |
| Bishops emeritus | Janvier Kataka Luvete |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wamba (
Apparently, during the tenure of Bishop Kataka Lucete, there were 18 parishes and 42 diocesan priests.Location
The diocese covers 68,000 square kilometres (26,000 sq mi). It has a population of about 600,000 inhabitants. Of these, an estimated 40,000 are pygmies. The diocese is bisected by the Nepoko River.[2] This river separates different groups of the
Wamba side, although they consider themselves one people.[3]
History
Key events in the history of the diocese:[4]
- 10 March 1949: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Wamba from the Apostolic Vicariate of Stanley Falls
- 10 November 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Wamba
Leadership
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Bishops of Wamba (Latin Rite),[4] below
- Bishop Janvier Kataka Luvete (since 11 August 1996)
- Bishop Isiro-Niangara
- Bishop Gustave Olombe Atelumbu Musilamu (5 September 1968 – 6 November 1990)
- Bishop S.C.I.(10 November 1959 – 26 November 1964); see below
- Vicar Apostolic of Wamba (Latin Rite), below
- Bishop Joseph-Pierre-Albert Wittebols, S.C.I. (10 March 1949 – 11 October 1959); see above
See also
- Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
References
- ^ "Diocese of Wamba Congo-Kinshasa". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ "Area of coverage". PYGMEES WAMBA. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ "Budu: A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo". Ethnologue. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Diocese of Wamba". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
External links
- GCatholic Diocese of Wamba
- "Diocese of Wamba". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
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