Roman Catholic Diocese of Isangi
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Isangi (Latin: Isangien(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of the Congo(-Kinshasa).
Diocese of Isangi Dioecesis Isangiensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  |
| Metropolitan | Kisangani |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 50,000 km2 (19,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 836,000 116,000 (13.9%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Dieudonné Madrapile Tanzi |
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathédrale Marie Médiatrice (Mary Mediatrix) located in the city of Isangi .
History
- June 14, 1951: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Isangi on territories split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Basankusu, Apostolic Vicariate of Coquilhatville, Apostolic Vicariate of Lisala and Apostolic Vicariate of Stanleyville
- July 2, 1962: Promoted as Diocese of Isangi
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Bishops of Isangi (Latin Rite), below
- Bishop Dieudonné Madrapile Tanzi (2016.04.02 - Present)
- Bishop Camille Lembi Zaneli (2000.06.02 - 2011.07.08)
- Bishop Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi, O.M.I. (1988.09.01 – 1997.05.20), appointed Bishop of Idiofa
- Bishop Lodewijk Antoon Jansen, S.M.M. (1962.07.02 – 1988.04.20); see below
- Prefect Apostolic of Isangi (Latin Rite), below
- Father Lodewijk Antoon Jansen, S.M.M. (1952 – 1962.07.02); see above
Auxiliary bishop
- Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi, O.M.I. (1984-1988), appointed Bishop here
See also
- Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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