Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo

Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo
Location
Country	Chad
Metropolitan	Immediately subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area	540,000 km2 (210,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2014) 2,121,000 5,312 (0.3%)
Parishes	6
Information
Rite	latin
Established	2001
Cathedral	Cathédrale Saint-Ignace
Patron saint	St. Ignatius
Secular priests	11
Current leadership
Parent church	Catholic
Pope	Francis
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The Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo is a Latin Catholic pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction in Sahel-country Chad.

It is exempt, i.e. directly dependent on the Holy See (notably the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples), not part of any ecclesiastical province.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathédrale Saint-Ignace, dedicated to Saint Ignatius (also founder and patron saint of the Jesuit Order), in Mongo, Chad, in Guéra.

History

Established on 2001.12.01 as Apostolic Prefecture of Mongo on territory split off from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of N'Djaména and from the Diocese of Sarh.

Promoted on 2009.06.03 as Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo, hence entitled to a titular bishop.

Ordinaries

(Roman Rite, so far missionary members of a Latin order)

Apostolic Prefect of Mongo

• Father Henry Coudray, Jesuits (S.J.) (2001.12.01 – 2009.06.03 see below)

Apostolic Vicars of Mongo

• Henry Coudray, S.J. (see above 2009.06.03 – ... ), Titular Bishop of Silli (2009.06.03 – ... )

See also

• Catholic Church in Chad

External links

• GCatholic with incumbent bio links