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Roman Catholic Diocese of Bondo

Coordinates: 3°49′02″N 23°40′51″E / 3.8173°N 23.6809°E / 3.8173; 23.6809
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Diocese of Bondo

Dioecesis Bondoensis
Location
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
MetropolitanKisangani
Statistics
Area75,600 km2 (29,200 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
418,000
136,007 (32.5%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopEtienne Ung’eyowun Bediwegi

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bondo (Latin: Bondoën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Bondo in the ecclesiastical province of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

History

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  • 10 March 1926: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Bondo from Apostolic Vicariate of Western Uélé
  • 2 December 1937: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Bondo
  • 10 November 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Bondo

Bishops

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Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

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Coadjutor bishop

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See also

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Sources

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3°49′02″N 23°40′51″E / 3.8173°N 23.6809°E / 3.8173; 23.6809