Diocese of Inongo
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Diocese of Inongo Dioecesis Inongoensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Metropolitan | Kinshasa |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 100,000 km2 (39,000 sq mi) |
Population
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| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Donatien Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana, S.J. |
| Website | |
| evecheinongo | |
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
[edit | edit source]- 29 June 1953: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Inongo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
- 10 November 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Inongo
Bishops
[edit | edit source]- Vicar Apostolic of Inongo (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Jan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M. (6 Jan 1954 – 10 November 1959 ); see below
- Bishops of Inongo (Latin Rite)
- Jan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M. (10 Nov 1959 - 12 June 1967 ); see above
- Léon Lesambo Ndamwize (12 Jun 1967 - 27 July 2005 )
- Philippe Nkiere Keana, C.I.C.M. (27 Jul 2005 - 31 March 2018 )
- Donatien Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana, S.J. (31 March 2018 - )
Auxiliary bishop
[edit | edit source]- Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (1980-1981), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Kisangani; future Cardinal
See also
[edit | edit source]Sources
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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