Roman Catholic Diocese of Wamba


The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wamba is a diocese located in the city of Wamba in the Ecclesiastical province of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Apparently, during the tenure of Bishop Kataka Lucete, there were 18 parishes and 42 diocesan priests.

Location

The diocese covers.
It has a population of about 600,000 inhabitants.
Of these, an estimated 40,000 are pygmies.
The diocese is bisected by the Nepoko River.
This river separates different groups of the Budu people of Wamba Territory, who speak different dialects on the western Ibambi side of the river and on the eastern Wamba side, although they consider themselves one people.

History

Key events in the history of the diocese:

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order