Denomination Roman Catholic Area 55,795 km² | ||
Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Brazzaville Population- Catholics (as of 2004)25,000 (38.1%) | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ouesso (Latin: Dioecesis Uessitanus) is a diocese located in the city of Ouésso in the ecclesiastical province of Brazzaville in the Republic of the Congo. The current bishop is Yves Marie Monot, C.S.Sp.
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History
The diocese of Ouesso was established from the Diocese of Owando on June 6, 1983. Its first bishop was Hervé Itoua.
Priests and religious
In 2004, the diocese had six secular priests and three religious priests. There were three male religious, and eighteen female religious. The diocese had 28 parishes.
Bishops of Ouesso
References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Ouesso Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA