Roman Catholic Diocese of Ouesso

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ouesso (Latin: Dioecesis Uessitana) is a diocese located in the city of Ouésso in the ecclesiastical province of Owando in the Republic of the Congo. The current bishop is Yves Marie Monot, C.S.Sp.[1]

Diocese of Ouesso Dioecesis Uessitana
Location
Country	Republic of the Congo
Ecclesiastical province	Owando
Statistics
Area	55,795 km^2 (21,543 sq mi)
Population - Catholics	(as of 2004) 25,000 (38.1%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	June 6, 1983 (37 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Saint Peter Claver
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Yves Marie Monot, C.S.Sp. Bishop of Ouesso
Bishops emeritus	Hervé Itoua

History

The diocese of Ouesso was established from the Diocese of Owando on June 6, 1983. Its first bishop was Hervé Itoua.[1]

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.[1]

Leadership

Bishops of Ouesso

• Bishop Hervé Itoua (June 6, 1983 – April 22, 2006)
• Bishop Yves Marie Monot, C.S.Sp. (June 14, 2008 – present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Daniel Nzika, appointed Bishop of Impfondo in 2019

See also

• Roman Catholicism in the Republic of the Congo

References

1. Cheney, David M (26 October 2008). "Diocese of Ouesso". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 27 December 2010.

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}