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Diocese of Isiro-Niangara

Dioecesis Isirensis-Niangaraensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Julien Andavo Mbia, Bishop

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Eastern Uélé {Uélé Orientale}
18 December 1911ErectedPrefecture Apostolic of Uélé / Wellé Prefecture Apostolic of Eastern Uélé {Uélé Orientale} (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Uélé {Uélé Orientale}
6 May 1924ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Eastern Uélé {Uélé Orientale} Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Uélé {Uélé Orientale}
Vicariate Apostolic of Niangara
14 December 1926Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Eastern Uélé {Uélé Orientale} Vicariate Apostolic of Niangara
3 April 1941Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Niangara (Chefferie) Vicariate Apostolic of Bondo
24 February 1958Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Niangara Prefecture Apostolic of Doruma (erected)
Diocese of Niangara
10 November 1959ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Niangara Diocese of Niangara
26 September 1967Territory LostDiocese of Niangara (Dungu) Diocese of Doruma
Diocese of Isiro-Niangara
23 March 1970Name ChangedDiocese of Niangara Diocese of Isiro-Niangara

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Niangara
195090,220562,18216.0%558631,432777ap1951
Diocese of Niangara
Diocese of Isiro-Niangara
1970183,486445,92341.1%1445593,109609217ap1971
1980300,070514,76458.3%1353664,5466512219ap1981
1990407,863723,00056.4%3642785,2296313320ap1991
1999526,197728,11972.3%5742995,3154816119ap2000
2000500,482696,29271.9%76301064,7213715519ap2001
2001518,875705,23373.6%77311084,8044217519ap2002
2002720,880902,80279.8%6127888,1913517320ap2003
2003525,102830,33363.2%6229915,7703816419ap2004
2004997,6201,415,73070.5%68319910,0764618521ap2005
20061,038,7781,475,12870.4%64319510,9345217420ap2007
20131,276,1041,631,41278.2%773411111,4964518323ap2014
2016996,4651,638,78260.8%83211049,5813119523ap2017
20191,089,0001,790,00060.8%88301189,2283818523ap2020
2021958,2551,421,72667.4%88311198,0525219624ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Niangara
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 19, Page 130
  • Diocese of Niangara
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 52, Page 372, to Page 377
  • Diocese of Isiro-Niangara
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 62, Page 234

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