Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbujimayi
Diocese of Mbujimayi Dioecesis Mbugimayensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Metropolitan | Kananga |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 15,285 km2 (5,902 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 4,000,000 2,500,000 (62.5%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Saint Jean Baptiste de Bonzola |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Bernard Emmanuel Kasanda Mulenga |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbujimayi (
Kasai Oriental
province.
It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of Kananga
.
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Bonzola in the city of Mbuji-Mayi.
History
- Established on 22 November 1963 as Archdiocese of Luluabourg and the Diocese of Kabinda
- 3 May 1966: Promoted as Diocese of Mbujimayi
Bishops
(all Latin Rite)
Ordinaries
- Apostolic administrator
- Luebo(Congo-Kinshasa) (25 April 1959 – 10 November 1959), promoted first Bishop of Luebo (Congo-Kinshasa) (10 November 1959 – 3 May 1966)
- Suffragan Bishops of Mbujimayi
- Joseph Ngogi Nkongolo (see above 3 May 1966 – 26 November 1991)
- Auxiliary Bishopof Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa) (1 September 1970 – 26 November 1991)
- Bernard Emmanuel Kasanda Mulenga (1 August 2009 – ...), previously Titular Bishop of Utimmira (14 February 1998 – 1 August 2009) and Auxiliary Bishop of Mbujimayi (14 February 1998 – 1 August 2009)
Auxiliary bishop
- Bernard Emmanuel Kasanda Mulenga (1999–2009), appointed Bishop here
See also
- Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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