Roman Catholic Diocese of Lolo

Diocese of Lolo
Dioecesis Loloensis
Location
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan Mbandaka-Bikoro
Statistics
Area 10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
157,000
79,239 (50.5%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Ferdinand Maemba Liwoke

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lolo (Latin: Loloën(sis)) is a diocese located in the town of Bumba in the Ecclesiastical province of Mbandaka-Bikoro in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]

History

  • February 22, 1937: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lolo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Buta
  • July 2, 1962: Promoted as Diocese of Lolo

Leadership

  • Bishops of Lolo (Latin Rite)
    • Bishop Ferdinand Maemba Liwoke (since 1987.08.28)
    • Bishop Joseph Ignace Waterschoot, O. Praem. (1962.07.02 – 1987.08.28)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Lolo (Latin Rite)
    • Bishop Joseph Ignace Waterschoot, O. Praem. (1949.11.21 – 1962.07.02)
    • Fr. Giacomo Jacobs, O. Praem. (1937 – 1948)

See also

Sources

  1. ↑ "Diocese of Lolo". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

Coordinates: 0°07′33″S 19°08′13″E / 0.1259°S 19.1369°E / -0.1259; 19.1369

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