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Diocese of Molegbe

Roman Catholic diocese in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Field	Value
jurisdiction	Diocese
name	Molegbe
latin	Dioecesis Molegbensis
country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
metropolitan	Mbandaka-Bikoro
rite	Latin Rite
area_km2	79,000
population	3,761,732
population_as_of	1997
catholics	1,879,566
catholics_percent	50.0
pope
bishop	Joseph Mopepe Ngongo
emeritus_bishops	Joseph-Bernard Likolo Bokal'Etumba

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Molegbe () is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Mbandaka-Bikoro in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathédrale Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue (St. Anthony of Padua) in the city of Molegbe.

Description

The Diocese of Molegbe encompasses a territory of approximately 79,000 square kilometers surrounding the commune of Molegbe, Nord-Ubangi province. In 2021, 944,440 Catholics lived in the diocese, representing 53.2 percent of the region's total population.

History

Established on 7 April 1911 as Apostolic Prefecture of Belgian Ubanghi, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Belgian Congo.
28 January 1935: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Belgian Ubanghi, since entitled to a titular bishop.
Promoted on 10 November 1959 as Diocese of Molegbe, becoming a suffragan diocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro.

Ordinaries

; Apostolic Prefects of Belgian Ubanghi

Fr. Fulgenzio da Gerard-Montes, OFMCap (1911 – 1930?)
Fr. Basilio Ottavio Tanghe, OFMCap (16 October 1931 – 28 January 1935)

; Apostolic Vicars of Belgian Ubanghi

Basilio Ottavio Tanghe, OFMCap (28 January 1935 – 16 December 1947), Titular Bishop of Tigava (28 January 1935 – 16 December 1947)
Jean Ghislain Delcuve, OFMCap (10 June 1948 – 13 November 1958), Titular Bishop of Bargylia
Léon Théobald Delaere, OFMCap (13 November 1958 – 10 November 1959), Titular Bishop of Fessei (13 November 1958 – 10 November 1959)

; Bishops of Molegbe

Léon Théobald Delaere, OFMCap (10 November 1959 – 3 August 1967), later Titular Bishop of Rusibisir (3 August 1967 – 14 September 1976)
- Apostolic Administrator Louis Nganga a Ndzando (1967 – 5 September 1968), Bishop of Lisala (Congo-Kinshasa) (25 November 1964 – 6 July 1997)
Joseph Kesenge Wandangakongu (5 September 1968 – 18 October 1997)
Ignace Matondo Kwa Nzambi, CICM (27 June 1998 – 23 May 2007)
Dominique Bulamatari (24 November 2009 – 1 August 2023)
Sede vacante (since 1 August 2023)
- Joseph-Bernard Likolo Bokal'Etumba, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lisala, has headed the diocese as Apostolic Administrator (1 August 2023 - 6 July 2025)
Joseph Mopepe Ngongo, Bishop-Elect. Consecration and installation scheduled on 6 July 2025.

References

Isenjia, Silas. (2023-08-01). "Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of 68-Year-Old Bishop in DR Congo". [[ACI Africa]].

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