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| Diocese of Luebo Dioecesis Lueboensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Metropolitan | Kananga |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 32,000 km (12,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2002) 2,000,000 1,200,000 (60.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Pierre-Célestin Tshitoko Mamba |
| Bishops emeritus | Emery Kabongo Kanundowi |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Luebo (Latin: Lueboën(sis)) is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Kananga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste (dedicated to John the Baptist), and it has a former cathedral: Cathédrale Sacré-Coeur (dedicated to the Sacred Heart), also in the city of Luebo.
History
- Established on 25 April 1959 as Apostolic Vicariate of Luebo, on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Luluabourg
- 10 November 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Luebo
- On 26 September 1967, it gained territory from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luluabourg
Episcopal ordinaries
(all Latin Rite)
- Apostolic Vicar of Luebo
- Joseph Ngogi Nkongolo (25 April 1959 – 10 November 1959 see below), Titular Bishop of Lebedus (25 April 1959 – 10 November 1959)
- Suffragan Bishops of Luebo
- Joseph Ngogi Nkongolo (see above 10 November 1959 – 3 May 1966), also Apostolic Administrator of the then Apostolic Administration of Mbuji-Mayi (Congo-Kinshasa) (1963 – 3 May 1966), promoted Bishop of the same Mbujimayi (3 May 1966 – 1991)
- François Kabangu wa Mutela (26 September 1967 – 10 December 1987)
- Archbishop (personal title) Emery Kabongo Kanundowi (10 December 1987 – 14 August 2003), also Apostolic Administrator of Mweka (Congo-Kinshasa) (1988 – 19 January 1989); previously Second private Secretary of Pope John Paul II (1982- 10 December 1987 ) (first African to hold such post)
- Pierre-Célestin Tshitoko Mamba (7 January 2006 - ... )
See also
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