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Roman Catholic Diocese of Kole

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Metropolitan
  
Kananga

Pope
  
Francis

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
66,000 km²

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2002) 280,000 59,000 (21.1%)

Bishop
  
Emery Kibal Mansong'loo

Emeritus Bishops
  
Stanislas Lukumwena Lumbala

Country
  
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kananga

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kole (Latin: Kolen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Kole in the Ecclesiastical province of Kananga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is coterminous with the Territoires ("counties") of Kole, Dekese and Lomela.

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History

  • June 14, 1951: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Kole from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
  • September 14, 1967: Promoted as Diocese of Kole
  • October 2007: Bishop Stanislas Lukumwena left Kole under duress due to intertribal animosity. As of December 2008, he has not returned.

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Kole (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Emery Kibal Mansong'loo (2015.05.06 – present)
  • Bishop Stanislas Lukumwena Lumbala, O.F.M. (1998.02.14 – 2008.10.30)
  • Bishop Louis Nkinga Bondala, C.I.C.M. (1980.01.28 – 1996.03.13)
  • Bishop Victor Van Beurden, SS.CC. (1967.09.14 – 1980.01.28)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Kole (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Victor Van Beurden, SS.CC. (1951.06.22 – 1967.09.14)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Kole Wikipedia
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