Roman Catholic Diocese of Inongo
Diocese of Inongo Dioecesis Inongoensis | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Metropolitan | Kinshasa |
Statistics | |
Area | 100,000 km2 (39,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 823,000 407,000 (49.5%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | , S.J. |
Bishops emeritus | Philippe Nkiere Keana, C.I.C.M. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Inongo (Latin: Inongoën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Inongo in the Ecclesiastical province of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
History[]
- 29 June 1953: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Inongo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
- 10 November 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Inongo
Bishops[]
- Vicar Apostolic of Inongo (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Jan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M. (6 Jan 1954 – 10 Nov 1959 ); see below
- Bishops of Inongo (Latin Rite)
- Jan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M. (10 Nov 1959 - 12 Jun 1967 ); see above
- Léon Lesambo Ndamwize (12 Jun 1967 - 27 Jul 2005 )
- Philippe Nkiere Keana, C.I.C.M. (27 Jul 2005 - 31 Mar 2018 )
- , S.J. (31 Mar 2018 - )
Auxiliary bishop[]
- Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (1980-1981), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Kisangani; future Cardinal
See also[]
- Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sources[]
Categories:
- Inongo
- Roman Catholic dioceses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Christian organizations established in 1953
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- 1953 establishments in the Belgian Congo
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Kinshasa
- Roman Catholic bishops of Inongo
- African Roman Catholic diocese stubs
- Democratic Republic of the Congo stubs