The Roman Catholic Diocese of Luebo () is a

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in the

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Kananga Kananga, formerly known as Luluabourg or Luluaburg, is the capital Cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, city of the Kasai-Central, Kasai-Central Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was the capital of the former Kasaï ...

in the

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. Its

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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 Luebo or Lwebo is a town (officially a Communes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, commune) of Kasai Province in south-central Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is also the seat of the Luebo Territory, territory of the same name. As of 2 ...

History

* Established on 25 April 1959 as

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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

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)'' ; ''Apostolic Vicar of Luebo'' * Joseph Ngogi Nkongolo (25 April 1959 – 10 November 1959 ''see below''), Titular Bishop of

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(25 April 1959 – 10 November 1959) ; ''Suffragan Bishops of Luebo'' * Joseph Ngogi Nkongolo (''see above'' 10 November 1959 – 3 May 1966), also

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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) *

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(personal title) Emery Kabongo Kanundowi (10 December 1987 – 14 August 2003), also

of Mweka (Congo-Kinshasa) (1988 – 19 January 1989); previously Second private Secretary of

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(1982- 10 December 1987 ) (first African to hold such post) * Pierre-Célestin Tshitoko Mamba (since 7 January 2006)

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org with incumbent biography links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Luebo, Diocese Roman Catholic dioceses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Christian organizations established in 1959 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Kananga

History

Episcopal ordinaries

See also

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