roman, catholic, diocese, isiro, niangara, latin, isiren, niangaraën, diocese, located, city, isiro, niangara, ecclesiastical, province, kisangani, democratic, republic, congo, diocese, isiro, niangaradioecesis, isirensis, niangaraensislocationcountry, democra. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Isiro Niangara Latin Isiren sis Niangaraen sis is a diocese located in the city of Isiro Niangara in the Ecclesiastical province of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Diocese of Isiro NiangaraDioecesis Isirensis NiangaraensisLocationCountry Democratic Republic of the CongoMetropolitanKisanganiStatisticsArea60 000 km2 23 000 sq mi Population Total Catholics including non members as of 2006 1 475 1281 038 778 70 4 InformationRiteLatin RiteCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisBishopJulien Andavo MbiaMap showing the position of Isiro Contents 1 History 2 Bishops 2 1 Ordinaries in reverse chronological order 2 2 Coadjutor bishop 2 3 Other priest of this diocese who became bishop 3 See also 4 SourcesHistory EditDecember 18 1911 Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Eastern Uele from the Apostolic Prefecture of Uele May 6 1924 Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Uele December 14 1926 Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Niangara November 10 1959 Promoted as Diocese of Niangara March 23 1970 Renamed as Diocese of Isiro NiangaraBishops EditOrdinaries in reverse chronological order Edit Bishops of Isiro Niangara Latin Rite below Bishop Julien Andavo Mbia since 2003 02 01 Bishop Charles Kambale Mbogha A A 1995 12 06 2001 03 13 appointed Archbishop of Bukavu Bishop Emile Aiti Waro Leru a 1989 09 25 1994 03 24 Bishop Ambroise Uma Arakayo Amabe 1976 02 19 1989 04 01 Bishop Francois Oddo de Wilde O P 1970 03 23 1976 02 19 see below Bishop of Niangara Latin Rite below Bishop Francois Oddo de Wilde O P 1959 11 10 1970 03 23 see above amp below Vicars Apostolic of Niangara Roman rite below Bishop Francois Oddo de Wilde O P 1948 03 11 1959 11 10 see above Bishop Robert Costanzo Lagae O P 1924 12 18 1947 Prefects Apostolic of Eastern Uele Latin Rite below Fr Emilio Rolin O P 1922 1924 Fr Reginaldo van Schoote O P 1912 1922 Coadjutor bishop Edit Ambroise Uma Arakayo Amabe 1972 1976 Other priest of this diocese who became bishop Edit Dieudonne Madrapile Tanzi appointed Bishop of Isangi in 2016See also EditRoman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the CongoSources EditGCatholic org Catholic HierarchyCoordinates 2 47 06 N 27 36 40 E 2 7851 N 27 6111 E 2 7851 27 6111 This article about a Roman Catholic diocese in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Diocese of Isiro Niangara amp oldid 1022500858, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
