Roman Catholic Diocese of Molegbe

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Diocese of Molegbe

Dioecesis Molegbensis
Location
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan Mbandaka-Bikoro
Statistics
Area79,000 km2 (31,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1997)
3,761,732
1,879,566 (50.0%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Dominique Bulamatari

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Molegbe (Latin : Molegben(sis)) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Mbandaka-Bikoro in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathédrale Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue (St. Anthony of Padua) in the city of Molegbe.

History

Ordinaries

Apostolic Prefects of Belgian Ubanghi
Apostolic Vicars of Belgian Ubanghi
Bishops of Molegbe

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