Diocese of Dolisie
Dolisien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Dolisie, Republic of the Congo
Latin-rite diocese centered on the city of Dolisie in the Republic of the Congo, erected on 24 May 2013. It is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pointe-Noire and its seat is the Cathedrale Saint-Paul. The see is vacant per Wikipedia.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 24 May 2013
- Latin
- Dolisien(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001001315
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 71,000
- Population
- 210,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 33.8%
- Priests
- 34
- Catholics per priest
- 2,088
- Extent
- 25,930 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 2.7
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Toussaint Ngoma Foumanet
- Born
- 1 November 1975
- Birthplace
- Sibiti
- Institute
- CONGREGAZIONE DELLO SPIRITO SANTO
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedrale Saint-Paul stands in Dolisie, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Pointe-Noire
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Pointe-Noire.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Pointe-NoirePointe-Noire
- Diocese of NkayiNkayi
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The city of Dolisie in the Republic of the Congo is the seat of a Catholic diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Dolisiensis) belonging to the ecclesiastical province of Pointe-Noire.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.