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Roman Catholic Diocese of Luebo

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Diocese of Luebo

Dioecesis Lueboensis
Location
CountryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
MetropolitanKananga
Statistics
Area32,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2002)
2,000,000
1,200,000 (60.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPierre-Célestin Tshitoko Mamba
Bishops emeritusEmery Kabongo Kanundowi

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Luebo (Latin: Lueboën(sis)) is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Kananga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste (dedicated to John the Baptist), and it has a former cathedral: Cathédrale Sacré-Coeur (dedicated to the Sacred Heart), also in the city of Luebo.

History

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Episcopal ordinaries

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(all Latin Rite)

Apostolic Vicar of Luebo
  • Joseph Ngogi Nkongolo (25 April 1959 – 10 November 1959 see below), Titular Bishop of Lebedus (25 April 1959 – 10 November 1959)
Suffragan Bishops of Luebo

See also

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