Diocese of

Gamboma 𝐖

Congo-Brazzaville Congo-Brazzaville

Continent: Eastern and Central Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Gamboma / Gambomen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Brazzaville

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Catherine of Siena

Liturgical Calendar (Universal) 📅

History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2013.02.22 – ...):Bishop Urbain Ngassongo (63)Bishop Urbain Ngassongo (63)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Congo

Ordinaries

Bishops of Gamboma (Roman Rite)

Bishop Urbain Ngassongo (63)Bishop Urbain Ngassongo (63)
(2013.02.22 – ...)

Bishop of Gamboma (Congo-Brazzaville)
Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Congo

Deus caritas est

Born:1961.10.15 (Kinshasa, Congo-Kinshasa)
Ordained Priest:1996.07.20
Consecrated Bishop:2013.04.21

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Congo (? – 2013.02.22)

Priest of Owando (Congo-Brazzaville) (1996.07.20 – 2013.02.22)

Bishop of Gamboma (Congo-Brazzaville) (2013.02.22 – ...)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Congo (2022.05.01 – ...)

Special Churches

Kinkala (↙), Nkayi (↙), Franceville (←), Owando (↑), Inongo (→), Brazzaville (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 38,400 km²

Population: 141,300 Catholics (57.0% of 247,800 total)

Pastoral Centres: 12 parishes, 10 missions

Personnel: 26 priests (24 diocesan, 2 religious), 15 religious (2 brothers, 13 sisters), 19 seminarians

Population

Pastoral Centres

Priests

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Seminarians

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