Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo

Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction in Chad

Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo

Location
Country	Chad
Ecclesiastical province	Exempt, directly subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area	540,000 km² (210,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2014) 2,121,000 5,312 (0.3%)
Parishes	6
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	2001
Cathedral	Cathédrale Saint-Ignace
Patron saint	Ignatius of Loyola
Secular priests	11
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
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The Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo is a Latin Church pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction or apostolic vicariate in Sahel-country Chad.^[1]

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 Mogo, in Guéra.

History

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

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 - ...)