Roman Catholic Diocese of Kikwit

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Diocese of Kikwit

Dioecesis Kikuitensis
Location
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
MetropolitanKinshasa
Statistics
Area62,000 km2 (24,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2004)
3,809,220
2,004,852 (52.6%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Bishop, P.S.S.
Bishops emeritus, O.C.S.O.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kikwit (Latin: Kikuiten(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Kikwit in the Ecclesiastical province of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

History[]

  • Established in 1893 as Mission sui iuris of Kwango (or Koango), on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
  • Promoted on 31 January 1903 as Apostolic Prefecture of Kwango
  • Promoted on 28 March 1928 to Apostolic Vicariate of Kwango, hence entitled to a titular bishop
  • Lost territory repeatedly: to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Kisantu on 1931.04.01, and on 1935.01.28 more territory to the same; on 1937.04.13 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Ipamu and more on 1939.04.25 to the same
  • Renamed on 21 February 1955 as Apostolic Vicariate of Kikwit
  • Lost territory on 1957.07.05 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Kenge
  • Promoted on 10 November 1959 as Diocese of Kikwit

Bishops[]

(all Roman rite, mostly missionary members of Latin congregations)

Ordinaries[]

Ecclesiastical superiors of the mission sui iuris of Kwango (Koango)

(not available -- 1893-1903)

Apostolic Prefects of Kwango
  • Julien Banckaert (1903 – 1911)
  • Stanislas de Vos, Society of Jesus (S.J.) (1911 – 1928)
Apostolic Vicars of Kwango
  • Silvain van Hee, S.J. (1928.03.28 – 1936.02.20), Titular Bishop of (1928.03.28 – 1960.03.26)
  • Enrico van Schingen, S.J. (1936.12.17 – 1954.07.02), Titular Bishop of Phelbes (1936.12.17 – 1954.07.02)
Apostolic Vicar of Kikwit
Bishops of Kikwit
  • André Lefèbvre, S.J. (see above 1959.11.10 – 1967.11.29), later Titular Bishop of Thucca Terebenthina (1967.11.29 – 1976.09.15)
  • Alexander Mbuka-Nzundu (1967.11.29 – 1985.10.14), previously Titular Bishop of &

Auxiliary Bishop of Kikwit (1961.06.24 – 1967.11.29)

  • Édouard Mununu Kasiala, Trappists (O.C.S.O.) (1986.03.10 - 2016.11.19), also Apostolic Administrator of Popokabaka (Congo-Kinshasa) (1991 – 1996.04.22); previously Titular Bishop of Aquæ Flaviæ & Auxiliary Bishop of Kikwit (1984.11.08 – 1986.03.10)
  • , P.S.S. (2016.11.19 - )

Coadjutor vicars apostolic[]

  • , S.J. (1948), died without being consecrated
  • , S.J. (1949-1954)

Auxiliary bishops[]

  • (1961-1967), appointed Bishop here
  • , O.C.S.O. (1984-1986), appointed Bishop here

See also[]

  • Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sources and external links[]

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