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{{Infobox diocese |jurisdiction = Diocese |name = Pointe-Noire |latin = Dioecesis Nigrirostrensis |country = Republic of the Congo |metropolitan = Brazzaville |denomination = Roman Catholic |rite = Latin Rite |cathedral = |cocathedral = |area_km2 = 13,500 |population = 2,000,000 |population_as_of = 2004 |catholics = 1,000,000 |catholics_percent= 50.0 |pope = {{Incumbent pope}} |bishop = Miguel Angel Olaverri Arroniz |coadjutor = |auxiliary_bishops= }}The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pointe-Noire ({{lang-la|Nigrirostren(sis)}}) is a diocese located in the city of Pointe-Noire in the Ecclesiastical province of Brazzaville in the Republic of the Congo. History- October 14, 1890: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Lower French Congo from the Apostolic Vicariate of French Congo
- April 22, 1907: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Loango
- January 20, 1949: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Pointe-Noire
- September 14, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Pointe-Noire
Leadership- Bishops of Pointe-Noire (Roman rite)
- Bishop Miguel Angel Olaverri Arroniz (2013.02.22 - present)
- Bishop Jean-Claude Makaya Loembe (1994.12.19 — 2011.03.31)
- Bishop Georges-Firmin Singha (1988.09.01 – 1993.08.18)
- Bishop Godefroy-Emile Mpwati (1975.06.05 – 1988.09.01)
- Bishop Jean-Baptiste Fauret, C.S.Sp. (1955.09.14 – 1975.06.05)
- Vicars Apostolic of Pointe-Noire (Roman rite)
- Bishop Jean-Baptiste Fauret, C.S.Sp. (1947.02.13 – 1955.09.14)
- Vicars Apostolic of Loango (Roman rite)
- Bishop Henri Friteau, C.S.Sp. (1922.03.22 – 1946.04.04)
- Bishop Léon-Charles-Joseph Girod, C.S.Sp. (1915.01.13 – 1919.12.13)
- Bishop Louis-Jean-Joseph Derouet, C.S.Sp. (1907.01.02 – 1914.03.04)
- Vicars Apostolic of Lower French Congo (Roman rite)
- Bishop Antoine-Marie-Hippolyte Carrie, C.S.Sp. (1890.10.14 – 1903.11)
See also- Roman Catholicism in the Republic of the Congo
Sources{{Wikisource1913CatholicEnc|Loango|Apostolic Vicariate of Loango}}- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
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