Roman Catholic Diocese of Lolo

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Diocese of Lolo
Dioecesis Loloensis
Statistics
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan: Mbandaka-Bikoro
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 10,000 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
157,000 (2004)
79,239 (50.5%)
Ordinaries
Bishop: Ferdinand Maemba Liwoke

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lolo {Latin: Loloën(sis) } is a diocese located in the city of Lolo in the Ecclesiastical province of Mbandaka-Bikoro in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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[edit] History

  • February 22, 1937: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lolo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Buta
  • July 2, 1962: Promoted as Diocese of Lolo

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Lolo (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Ferdinand Maemba Liwoke (since 1987.08.28)
    • Bishop Joseph Ignace Waterschoot, O. Praem. (1962.07.02 – 1987.08.28)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Lolo (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Joseph Ignace Waterschoot, O. Praem. (1949.11.21 – 1962.07.02)
    • Fr. Giacomo Jacobs, O. Praem. (1937 – 1948)

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