Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Prefecture Apostolic of Tsuapa | |||
11 February 1924 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of Nouvelle-Anvers | Prefecture Apostolic of Tsuapa (erected) |
Prefecture Apostolic of Coquilhatville | |||
28 January 1926 | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Tsuapa | Prefecture Apostolic of Coquilhatville |
3 January 1931 | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Coquilhatville
Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Bikoro (erected) |
Vicariate Apostolic of Coquilhatville | |||
22 March 1932 | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Coquilhatville | Vicariate Apostolic of Coquilhatville |
Archdiocese of Coquilhatville | |||
10 November 1959 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Coquilhatville | Archdiocese of Coquilhatville |
11 September 1961 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Coquilhatville | Diocese of Ikela (erected) |
Archdiocese of Mbandaka | |||
30 May 1966 | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Coquilhatville | Archdiocese of Mbandaka |
Archdiocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro | |||
12 April 1975 | United | Diocese of Bikoro
Archdiocese of Mbandaka | Archdiocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Vicariate Apostolic of Coquilhatville | ||||||||||||
1949 | 80,278 | 423,945 | 18.9% | 1 | 52 | 53 | 1,514 | 73 | 97 | ap1951 | ||
Archdiocese of Coquilhatville | ||||||||||||
Archdiocese of Mbandaka | ||||||||||||
1969 | 128,721 | 4 | 36 | 40 | 3,218 | 61 | 102 | 19 | ap1971 | |||
Archdiocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro | ||||||||||||
1980 | 177,624 | 505,000 | 35.2% | 10 | 55 | 65 | 2,732 | 66 | 135 | 36 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 254,722 | 689,000 | 37.0% | 25 | 46 | 71 | 3,587 | 68 | 128 | 37 | ap1991 | |
1996 | 296,438 | 839,327 | 35.3% | 48 | 34 | 82 | 3,615 | 50 | 116 | 38 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 350,096 | 864,000 | 40.5% | 39 | 24 | 63 | 5,557 | 46 | 127 | 32 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 360,000 | 885,000 | 40.7% | 40 | 26 | 66 | 5,454 | 42 | 117 | 32 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 364,000 | 898,000 | 40.5% | 38 | 22 | 60 | 6,066 | 36 | 110 | 33 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 364,000 | 898,000 | 40.5% | 39 | 23 | 62 | 5,870 | 37 | 120 | 33 | ap2005 | |
2013 | 598,000 | 1,141,000 | 52.4% | 54 | 35 | 89 | 6,719 | 94 | 150 | 34 | ap2014 | |
2016 | 646,000 | 1,232,000 | 52.4% | 56 | 31 | 87 | 7,425 | 42 | 82 | 34 | ap2017 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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