Roman Catholic Diocese of Boma
Diocese of Boma Dioecesis Bomaensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Metropolitan | Kinshasa |
Statistics | |
Area | 11,350 km2 (4,380 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 512,213 171,230 (33.4%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | |
Bishops emeritus | , C.I.C.M. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Boma (Latin: Bomaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Boma in the Ecclesiastical province of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
History[]
- February 26, 1934: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Boma from the Apostolic Prefecture of Lulua and Central Katanga and Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
- November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Boma
Bishops[]
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order[]
- Bishops of Boma (Roman rite), below
- Bishop José-Claude Mbimbi Mbamba (2021.03.19 – ...)
- Bishop Cyprien Mbuka, C.I.C.M. (2001.03.13 – 2021.03.19)
- Bishop Joachim Mbadu Kikhela Kupika (1975.11.22 – 2001.05.21), appointed Titular Bishop of Belesasa
- Bishop (1967.02.09 – 1975.11.22)
- Bishop , C.I.C.M. (1959.11.10 – 1967.02.09); see below
- Vicars Apostolic of Boma (Roman rite), below
- Bishop André Jacques, C.I.C.M. (1950.12.23 – 1959.11.10); see above
- Bishop , C.I.C.M. (1934.02.26 – 1949.12.04)
Coadjutor bishop[]
- Joachim Mbadu Kikhela Kupika (1975)
Auxiliary bishops[]
- (1962-1967), appointed Bishop here
- , C.I.C.M. (1997-2001), appointed Bishop here
Cathedral[]
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Boma[1]
See also[]
- Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Notes[]
- ^ "Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption". GCatholic. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
Sources[]
Coordinates: 5°51′13″S 13°03′24″E / 5.8536°S 13.0566°E
Categories:
- Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Roman Catholic dioceses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Christian organizations established in 1934
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- 1934 establishments in the Belgian Congo
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Kinshasa
- Roman Catholic bishops of Boma
- African Roman Catholic diocese stubs
- Democratic Republic of the Congo stubs