Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa
Archdiocese of Kinshasa Archidioecesis Kinshasana Archidiocèse de Kinshasa | |
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| Catholic | |
Roman Catholic | |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 22 November 1888 |
| Cathedral | Our Lady of the Congo Cathedral |
| Secular priests | 238 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, OFM Cap |
| Auxiliary Bishops | [1] |
The Archdiocese of Kinshasa (
metropolitan see for the Ecclesiastical Province of Kinshasa. The current archbishop is Fridolin Ambongo Besungu
.
Established as the
brothers), and 1,982 religious sisters.[2] The archdiocese has 143 parishes, including the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Congo in Kinshasa.[2]
History
The archdiocese was established on 22 November 1886, as the Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Katanga on 1 July 1911.
On 3 April 1919, it was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville. It lost territory several times more: to establish the
Apostolic Vicariate of Inongo on 29 June 1953. It was elevated on 10 November 1959 as the Archdiocese of Léopoldville, when the city was soon to become the national capital of the newly independent Republic of the Congo. It was renamed the Archdiocese of Kinshasa on 30 May 1966, when the city's name was changed from Léopoldville to Kinshasa. The archdiocese was visited by Pope John Paul II
in May 1980 and again in August 1985.
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Apostolic Vicars of the Belgian Congo
- François Camille Van Ronslé, C.I.C.M. (1896-1919); see below
- Apostolic Vicars of Léopoldville
- François Camille Van Ronslé, C.I.C.M. (1919-1926); see above
- Natale de Cleene, C.I.C.M. (1926-1932)
- Georges Six, C.I.C.M. (1934-1952)
- Félix Scalais, C.I.C.M. (1953-1959); see below
- Archbishops of Léopoldville
- Félix Scalais, C.I.C.M. (1959-1964); see above
- Joseph Malula (1964-1966); future Cardinal; see below
- Archbishops of Kinshasa
- Joseph Malula (1966-1989) (Cardinal in 1969); see above
- Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M. (1990-2007) (Cardinal in 1991)
- Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (2007-2018) (Cardinal in 2010)
- Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. (2018–present)[3] (Cardinal in 2019)
Coadjutor bishops
- Noël de Cleene, C.I.C.M. (1924-1926), as Coadjutor vicar apostolic
- Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. (2018); future Cardinal
Auxiliary Bishops of Kinshasa
- Joseph Malula (1959-1964), appointed Archbishop here; future Cardinal
- Eugène Moke Motsüri (1970-1991)
- Tharcisse Tshibangu Tshishiku (1970-1991), appointed Bishop of Mbujimayi
- Dominique Bulamatari (1999-2009), appointed Bishop of Molegbe
- Edouard Kisonga Ndinga, S.S.S. (1999–2022), retired
- Daniel Nlandu Mayi (1999-2008), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Matadi
- Timothée Bodika Mansiyai, P.S.S. (2012-2016), appointed Bishop of Kikwit
- Sébastien-Joseph Muyengo Mulombe (2012-2013), appointed Bishop of Uvira
- Donatien Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana, S.J.(2015-2018), appointed Bishop of Inongo
- Jean-Pierre Kwambamba Masi (2015-2018), appointed Bishop of Kenge
- Jean-Crispin Kimbeni Ki Kanda (2020-2022), appointed Bishop of Kisantu
- Vincent Tshomba Shamba Kotsho (2020-2022), appointed Bishop of Tshumbe
- Charles Ndaka Salabisala (2020-)
- Edouard Isango Nkoyo (2023-)
- Edouard Tsimba Ngoma (2023-)
Suffragan dioceses
The Archdiocese of Kinshasa is the metropolitan archdiocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Kinshasa, which includes the following suffragan dioceses:
See also
- Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- List of Catholic dioceses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
References
- ^ "Kinshasa (Archdiocese) - Bishops". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ a b c Cheney, David M. "Kinshasa (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Holy See Press Office announces new Archbishop for Kinshasa - Vatican News". November 2018.
Source and External links
- GCatholic.org, with incumbent biography links
- "Archdiocese of Kinshasa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
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