Roman Catholic Diocese of Kongolo

Diocese of Kongolo

*Dioecesis Kongoloensis*
Diocese of Kongolo; Dioecesis Kongoloensis
Location
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan	Lubumbashi
Statistics
Area	44,206 km2 (17,068 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2004); 700,000; 135,350 (19.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Oscar Ngoy wa Mpanga

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kongolo (Latin: Kongoloën(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathédrale Sacré-Coeur-de-Marie (dedicated to Our Lady's Heart) in the city of Kongolo.

History

Established on 30 June 1911 as Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Katanga, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
Promoted on 18 June 1935 as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Katanga, hence entitled to a titular bishop
Renamed 8 March 1951 as Apostolic Vicariate of Kongolo, after its see
Lost territory on 23 April 1956 to establish the then Apostolic Vicariate of Kindu
Promoted on 10 November 1959 as Diocese of Kongolo, no longer missionary nor exempt
Lost territory on 10 March 1966 to the Diocese of Kabinda
Gained territory on 8 May 1971 from the Diocese of Baudouinville (now Kalemie–Kirungu)
Lost territory on 31 May 1971 to establish the Diocese of Manono

(So far all but one are members of the Holy Ghost Fathers (C.S.Sp.).)

Fr. Emilio Callewaert, C.S.Sp. (1912 – 1922)
Fr. Luigi Lempereur, C.S.Sp. (1922 – 1930)
Fr. Giorgio Giuseppe Haezaert, C.S.Sp. (19 February 1931 – 18 June 1935 see below)

Bishop Giorgio Giuseppe Haezaert, C.S.Sp. (see above 18 June 1935 – 1949), Titular Bishop of Pertusa (18 June 1935 – 29 September 1957)
Bishop Gustave Joseph Bouve, C.S.Sp. (31 May 1950 – 8 March 1951 see below), Titular Bishop of Cremna (31 May 1950 – 10 November 1959)

Bishop Gustave Joseph Bouve, C.S.Sp. (see above 8 March 1951 – 10 November 1959 see below)

Bishop Gustave Joseph Bouve, C.S.Sp. (see above 10 November 1959 – 1 September 1970), afterward Titular Bishop of Zama minor (1 September 1970 – 4 March 1971)
Bishop Jérôme Nday Kanyangu Lukundwe (16 January 1971 – 31 March 2007)
Bishop Oscar Ngoy wa Mpanga, (C.S.Sp.) (31 March 2007 - ...), also Apostolic Administrator of Kalemie–Kirungu (Congo-Kinshasa) (15 September 2010 – 31 March 2015)