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Diocese of Molegbe

Dioecesis Molegbensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 10 November 1959
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Congo, The Democratic Republic of
  • Square Kilometers: 79,000 (30,513 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Évêché, B.P. 74, Gbado-Lite, Equateur, Rep. Democratique du Congo; c/o Procure Sainte Anne, B.P. 1800, Kinshasa Gombe, Rep Democratique du Congo
  • Telephone: (081)810.92.91

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi}
7 April 1911ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga} (Between the Ubangi and Congo rivers) Prefecture Apostolic of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi} (erected)
10 March 1926Territory AddedVicariate Apostolic of Western Uélé {Uélé Occidental} (Boundaries Adjusted)
Prefecture Apostolic of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi} (Boundaries Adjusted)
18 July 1932Territory AddedVicariate Apostolic of Nouvelle-Anvers (Boundaries adjusted)
Prefecture Apostolic of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi} (Boundaries adjusted)
Vicariate Apostolic of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi}
28 January 1935ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi} Vicariate Apostolic of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi}
Diocese of Molegbe
10 November 1959ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi} Diocese of Molegbe

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi}
195095,121500,00019.0%138392,4397732ap1951
Diocese of Molegbe
1970263,268600,00043.9%1155663,98873834ap1971
1980360,230877,00041.1%1048586,210688222ap1981
1990695,2281,148,94960.5%24386211,2131156021ap1991
19971,879,5663,761,73250.0%39226130,812326622ap2003
20132,148,0004,560,00047.1%42145638,357549023ap2014
2016857,7631,596,21453.7%44277112,081589324ap2017
2019897,9141,668,17253.8%40256513,814588424ap2020
2021944,4401,773,90053.2%51257612,426498524ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi}
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 3, Page 198
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 18, Page 370, and Page 371
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 25, Page 199, and Page 200
  • Diocese of Molegbe
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 52, Page 372, to Page 377
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