Diocese of Kinkala
| Diocese of Kinkala Dioecesis Kinkalana | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Republic of the Congo |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Brazzaville |
| Metropolitan | Kinkala |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 22,000 km2 (8,500 sq mi) |
| Population | (as of 2006) 88,500 (59.8%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | October 3, 1987 (38 years ago) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Ildevert Mathurin Mouanga Bishop of Kinkala |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Anatole Milandou Archbishop of Brazzaville |
| Bishops emeritus | Louis Portella Mbuyu |
Diocese of Kinkala — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kinkala (Latin: Dioecesis Kinkalana) is a diocese located in the city of Kinkala in the ecclesiastical province of Brazzaville in the Republic of the Congo.
History
On October 3, 1987, the diocese was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Brazzaville.
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Ildevert Mathurin Mouanga (March 5, 2020 – present)
- Bishop Louis Portella Mbuyu (October 16, 2001 – March 5, 2020)
- Bishop Anatole Milandou (October 3, 1987 – January 23, 2001), appointed Archbishop of Brazzaville
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Bienvenu Manamika Bafouakouahou, appointed Bishop of Dolisie in 2013
See also
- List of Catholic dioceses in the Republic of the Congo
- Roman Catholicism in the Republic of the Congo
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Kinkala is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[1]