Diocese of Kinkala Dioecesis Kinkalana | |
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Location | |
Country | Republic of the Congo |
Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Brazzaville |
Metropolitan | Kinkala |
Statistics | |
Area | 22,000 km2 (8,500 sq mi) |
Population - Catholics | (as of 2006) 88,500 (59.8%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | October 3, 1987 (37 years ago) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Ildevert Mathurin Mouanga Bishop of Kinkala |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Anatole Milandou Archbishop of Brazzaville |
Bishops emeritus | Louis Portella Mbuyu |
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On October 3, 1987, the diocese was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Brazzaville.
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