Diocese of Tshilomba Dioecesis Tshilombana | |
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Location | |
Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Kananga |
Metropolitan | Marcel Madila Basanguka |
Statistics | |
Area | 11,747 km2 (4,536 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | 1,320,000 792,000 (60%) |
Parishes | 27 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | March 25, 2022 |
Cathedral | Saint James Cathedral in Tshilomba |
Secular priests | 76 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop-elect | Sebastien Kenda Ntumba |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tshilomba (Latin : Dioecesis Tshilombana) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1] [2]
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