Roman Catholic Diocese of Lisala

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lisala (Latin: Lisalaën(sis)) is a Latin Catholic diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Mbandaka-Bikoro in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, named after its see, located in the city of Lisala.

Diocese of Lisala

Dioecesis Lisalaensis
Location
CountryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
MetropolitanMbandaka-Bikoro
Statistics
Area70,000 km2 (27,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,400,000
767,232 (54.8%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJoseph-Bernard Likolo Bokal’Etumba
Bishops emeritusLouis Nkinga Bondala, C.I.C.M.

History

Bishops

Episcopal ordinaries

Nearly all (originally missionary) members of Latin Rite congregation Scheutists (C.I.C.M.)
Vicars Apostolic of Nouvelle-Anvers (Latin Rite)
Vicars Apostolic of Lisala
  • Bishop Egidio de Böck, C.I.C.M. (27 January 1936 – 20 December 1944)
  • Bishop François van den Berghe, C.I.C.M., Titular Bishop of Boseta (20 December 1944 – 10 November 1959), previously coadjutor vicar apostolic (9 February 1943 – 20 December 1944)
Bishops of Lisala

Coadjutor bishops

  • François Van den Berghe, C.I.C.M. (1943-1944), as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic
  • Louis Nkinga Bondala, C.I.C.M. (1996-1997)

See also

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