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Roman Catholic Diocese of Inongo

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Metropolitan
  
Kinshasa

Pope
  
Francis

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
100,000 km²

Country
  
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2006) 823,000 407,000 (49.5%)

Bishop
  
Philippe Nkiere Keana, C.I.C.M.

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa

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.

Contents

History

  • 29 June 1953: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Inongo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
  • 10 November 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Inongo

    • Leadership

  • Vicars Apostolic of Inongo (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Jan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M. (6 Jan 1954 – 10 Nov 1959)
  • Bishops of Inongo (Latin Rite)
  • Jan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M. (6 Jan 1954 - 12 Jun 1967 )
  • Léon Lesambo Ndamwize (12 Jun 1967 - 27 Jul 2005 )
  • Philippe Nkiere Keana, C.I.C.M. (27 Jul 2005 - )

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Inongo Wikipedia
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