Roman Catholic Diocese of Lolo
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Lolo
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Lolo
latin= Dioecesis Loloensis
country= Democratic Republic of the Congo
metropolitan=Mbandaka-Bikoro
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 10,000
population= 157,000
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 79,239
catholics_percent= 50.5
bishop= Ferdinand Maemba Liwoke
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lolo {Latin: " Loloën(sis) "} is a diocese located in the city of Lolo in the Ecclesiastical province of Mbandaka-Bikoro in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
History
* February 22, 1937: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lolo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Buta
* July 2, 1962: Promoted as Diocese of Lolo
Leadership
* Bishops of Lolo (Roman rite)
** Bishop Ferdinand Maemba Liwoke (since 1987.08.28)
** Bishop Joseph Ignace Waterschoot, O. Praem. (1962.07.02 – 1987.08.28)
* Prefects Apostolic of Lolo (Roman rite)
** Bishop Joseph Ignace Waterschoot, O. Praem. (1949.11.21 – 1962.07.02)
** Fr. Giacomo Jacobs, O. Praem. (1937 – 1948)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/lolo0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dlolo.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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