Roman Catholic Diocese of Kinkala
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kinkala (Latin: Dioecesis Kinkalana) is a diocese located in the city of Kinkala in the ecclesiastical province of Brazzaville in the Republic of the Congo.
Diocese of Kinkala Dioecesis Kinkalana | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Republic of the Congo |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Brazzaville |
| Metropolitan | Kinkala |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 22,000 km2 (8,500 sq mi) |
| Population - Catholics | (as of 2006) 88,500 (59.8%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | October 3, 1987 (36 years ago) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Ildevert Mathurin Mouanga Bishop of Kinkala |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Anatole Milandou Archbishop of Brazzaville |
| Bishops emeritus | Louis Portella Mbuyu |
History
On October 3, 1987, the diocese was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Brazzaville.
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Ildevert Mathurin Mouanga (March 5, 2020 – present)
- Bishop Louis Portella Mbuyu (October 16, 2001 – March 5, 2020)
- Bishop Anatole Milandou (October 3, 1987 – January 23, 2001), appointed Archbishop of Brazzaville
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Bienvenu Manamika Bafouakouahou, appointed Bishop of Dolisie in 2013
See also
References
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