Roman Catholic Diocese of Impfondo

Diocese of Impfondo Dioecesis Impfondensis
Location
Country	Republic of the Congo
Ecclesiastical province	Owando
Statistics
Area	66,044 km^2 (25,500 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2012) 274,000 78,300 (28.6%)
Parishes	9
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	30 October 2000 (24 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathédrale Notre-Dame
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Daniel Nzika
Bishops emeritus	Jean Charles Émile Gardin, C.S.Sp.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Impfondo (Latin: Dioecesis Impfondensis) is a Catholic diocese located in the town of Impfondo in the ecclesiastical province of Owando in the Republic of the Congo.

History

On 30 October 2000, Pope John Paul II established the Prefecture Apostolic of Likouala from the Diocese of Ouesso. It was elevated to a diocese on 11 February 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI.[1][2]

Ordinaries

Prefect of Likouala

• Fr. Jean Gardin, C.S.Sp. (30 October 2000 - 11 February 2011); see below

Bishop of Impfondo

• Jean Gardin, C.S.Sp. (11 February 2011 – 12 December 2019); see above
• Daniel Nzika (12 December 2019 – present)

References

1. "Diocese of Impfondo". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
2. "Diocese of Impfondo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-06-18.

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