Roman Catholic Diocese of Matadi

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Matadi is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, serving as the primary diocesan jurisdiction for the city of Matadi and its surrounding region.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic diocese ⓘ
ecclesiastical territory ⓘ
belongsToConference National Episcopal Conference of Congo ⓘ
borderedBy other dioceses in the province of Kinshasa ⓘ
cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame Médiatrice de Toutes Grâces ⓘ
cathedralLocatedIn Matadi ⓘ
country Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
ecclesiasticalProvince Ecclesiastical province of Kinshasa ⓘ
establishedAsVicariateApostolic 1 July 1930 ⓘ
followsCanonLaw Code of Canon Law (1983) ⓘ
formerName Apostolic Vicariate of Matadi ⓘ
governedBy diocesan bishop ⓘ
hasBishopTitle Bishop of Matadi ⓘ
hasClergyType diocesan priests ⓘ
religious priests ⓘ
hasCommunityType religious brothers ⓘ
religious sisters ⓘ
hasCuria diocesan curia of Matadi ⓘ
hasLiturgicalCalendar Roman Catholic liturgical calendar ⓘ
hasMission pastoral care of Catholics in its territory ⓘ
hasOfficialReligion Catholicism ⓘ
hasPastoralStructure missions ⓘ
parishes ⓘ
isSuffraganOf Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa ⓘ
jurisdictionType diocese ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy Latin ⓘ
locatedIn Kongo Central Province ⓘ
Matadi ⓘ
western Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
metropolitanSee Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa ⓘ
partOf worldwide Catholic Church ⓘ
primaryLanguageOfPastoralCare French ⓘ
Kikongo ⓘ
Lingala ⓘ
promotedToDiocese 10 November 1959 ⓘ
responsibleFor Catholic education in its territory ⓘ
administration of sacraments in its territory ⓘ
evangelization in its territory ⓘ
social and charitable works in its territory ⓘ
rite Roman Rite ⓘ
servesCity Matadi ⓘ
servesRegion surrounding region of Matadi ⓘ
subjectTo Dicastery for Bishops ⓘ
Holy See ⓘ
suiIurisChurch Latin Church ⓘ
territoryIncludes parts of Kongo Central Province ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Matadi → hasReligiousInstitution → Roman Catholic Diocese of Matadi ⓘ
Roman Catholic Diocese of Matadi → formerName → Apostolic Vicariate of Matadi ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholic Diocese of Matadi
Roman Catholic Diocese of Matadi → hasCuria → diocesan curia of Matadi ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholic Diocese of Matadi