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Diocese of Nkayi

*Dioecesis Nkayiensis*
Diocese of Nkayi; Dioecesis Nkayiensis
Location
Country	Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan	Pointe-Noire
Statistics
Area	59,140 km2 (22,830 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2023); 640,000; 390,140 (61.0%);
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathédrale Saint Louis
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	François Halyday Mbouangui

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nkayi (Latin: Nkayien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Nkayi in the ecclesiastical province of Pointe-Noire in the Republic of the Congo.

History

5 December 1983: Established as Diocese of Nkayi from the Diocese of Pointe-Noire

Bishops of Nkayi (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- François Halyday Mbouangui (1 June 2026 – present), Coadjutor since 1 December 2025
- Daniel Mizonzo (16 October 2001 – 1 June 2026)
- Bernard Nsayi (7 July 1990 – 16 October 2001)
- Ernest Kombo, S.J. (5 December 1983 – 7 July 1990), appointed Bishop of Owando

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