Roman Catholic Diocese of Basankusu

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Diocese of Basankusu

Dioecesis Basankusuensis
Location
CountryFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan Mbandaka-Bikoro
Statistics
Area70,000 km2 (27,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
584,000
230,331 (39.4%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Joseph Mokobe Ndjoku

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Basankusu (Latin : Basankusuen(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Mbandaka-Bikoro in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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The rebuilt Basankusu Cathedral Basankusu Cathedral 2018.jpg
The rebuilt Basankusu Cathedral

Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathédrale Saints-Pierre-et-Paul (Saints Peter and Paul) in the town of Basankusu.

History

Ordinaries

(all Latin Rite, mostly -initially missionary- members of Latin congregations)

Apostolic Prefects of Basankusu
Apostolic Vicars of Basankusu
Bishops of Basankusu

See also

1°13′13″N19°48′10″E / 1.2204°N 19.8029°E / 1.2204; 19.8029

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