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Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo

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Country
  
Rite
  
latin

Area
  
540,000 km²

Parishes
  
6

Established
  
2001

Patron saint
  
Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo

Metropolitan
  
Immediately subject to the Holy See

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2014)2,121,0005,312 (0.3%)

The Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo is a Latin Catholic pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction in Sahel-country Chad.

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It is exempt, i.e. directly dependent on the Holy See (notably the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples), not part of any ecclesiastical province.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathédrale Saint-Ignace, dedicated to Saint Ignatius (also founder and patron saint of the Jesuit Order), in Mongo, Chad, in Guéra.

History

Established on 2001.12.01 as Apostolic Prefecture of Mongo on territory split off from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of N’Djaména and from the Diocese of Sarh.

Promoted on 2009.06.03 as Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo, hence entitled to a titular bishop.

Ordinaries

(Roman Rite, so far missionary members of a Latin order)

Apostolic Prefect of Mongo
  • Father Henry Coudray, Jesuits (S.J.) (2001.12.01 – 2009.06.03 see below)
  • Apostolic Vicars of Mongo
  • Henry Coudray, S.J. (see above 2009.06.03 – ...), Titular Bishop of Silli (2009.06.03 – ...)
  • References

    Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo Wikipedia


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