Philippe Nkiere Keana

His Excellency

Philippe Nkiere Keana
His Excellency; Philippe Nkiere Keana
Bishop Emeritus of Inongo
Archdiocese	Kinshasa
Diocese	Inongo
Appointed	27 July 2005
Term ended	31 March 2018
Predecessor	Léon Lesambo Ndamwize
Successor	Donatien Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana
Previous posts	Coadjutor Bishop of Bondo (1991–1992); Bishop of Bongo (1992–2005)
Orders
Ordination	2 August 1965
Consecration	6 January 1992; by Pope John Paul II
Personal details
Born	21 February 1938; Bokoro, Belgian Congo
Died	6 November 2024 (aged 86); Kinshasa, DR Congo
Motto	Regnat Christus Dominus (Christ the Lord reigns)

ArchdioceseKinshasa

DioceseInongo

Appointed27 July 2005

Term ended31 March 2018

Philippe Nkiere Keana (21 February 1938 – 6 November 2024) was a Roman Catholic bishop in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Léon Lesambo Ndamwize	Bishop of Inongo 2005–2018	Succeeded by Donatien Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana
Preceded by Marcel Bam’ba Gongoa	Bishop of Bondo 1992–2005	Succeeded by Etienne Ung’eyowun Bediwegi
Preceded by —	Coadjutor Bishop of Bondo 1991–1992	Succeeded by —

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	United States
Other	Yale LUX

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