Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo

The Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo is a Latin Church pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction or apostolic vicariate in Sahel-country Chad.[1]

Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo
Location
CountryChad
Ecclesiastical provinceExempt, directly subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area540,000 km2 (210,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
2,121,000
5,312 (0.3%)
Parishes6
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established2001
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Ignace
Patron saintIgnatius of Loyola
Secular priests11
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
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It is immediately exempt to the Holy See, specifically the missionary Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, and is not part of any ecclesiastical province.

Its cathedral is the Cathédrale Saint-Ignace, dedicated to Ignatius of Loyola (founder and patron saint of the Society of Jesus), in the episcopal see of Mongo, in Guéra.

History

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The jurisdiction was established on 1 December 2001 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Mongo from territory split off from the metropolitan Archdiocese of N'Djaména and from the Diocese of Sarh.

It was promoted on 3 June 2009 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo, and is administered by a titular bishop who acts as ordinary.

Ordinaries

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Apostolic Prefect of Mongo
  • Henry Coudray, S.J. (1 December 2001 – 3 June 2009 see below)
Apostolic Vicars of Mongo
  • Henry Coudray, S.J. (see above 3 June 2009 – 14 December 2020), Titular Bishop of Silli (3 June 2009 – ... )
  • Philippe Abbo Chen, N.D.V. (14 December 2020 - ...)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Zenere, Maurizio. "Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo – Chad". saveriani.org. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
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