Diocese of Inongo
Roman Catholic diocese in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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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.
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the CongoMetropolitanKinshasa
Area100,000 km2 (39,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
- (as of 2006)
- 823,000
- 407,000 (49.5%)
Diocese of Inongo Dioecesis Inongoensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | 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 | |
History
- 29 June 1953: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Inongo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
- 10 November 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Inongo
Bishops
- 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
- Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (1980–1981), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Kisangani; future Cardinal
See also
Sources
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