Diocese of Ouesso Dioecesis Uessitana | |
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Location | |
Country | Republic of the Congo |
Ecclesiastical province | Owando |
Statistics | |
Area | 55,795 km2 (21,543 sq mi) |
Population - Catholics | (as of 2004) 25,000 (38.1%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | June 6, 1983 (41 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Peter Claver |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Gélase Armel Kema Bishop of Ouesso |
Bishops emeritus | Hervé Itoua Yves Marie Monot, C.S.Sp. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ouesso (Latin: Dioecesis Uessitana) is a diocese located in the city of Ouésso in the ecclesiastical province of Owando in the Republic of the Congo. The current bishop is Gélase Armel Kema[1]