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Roman Catholic Diocese of Kikwit

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Metropolitan
  
Kinshasa

Pope
  
Francis

Bishop
  
Marie-Édouard Mununu

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
62,000 km²

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Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2004)3,809,2202,004,852 (52.6%)

Country
  
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kikwit (Latin: Kikuiten(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Kikwit in the Ecclesiastical province of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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History

  • Established in 1893 as Mission sui iuris of Kwango (or Koango), on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
  • Promoted on 31 January, 1903 as Apostolic Prefecture of Kwango
  • Promoted on 28 March, 1928 to Apostolic Vicariate of Kwango, hence entitled to a titular bishop
  • Lost territory repeatedly: to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Kisantu on 1931.04.01, and on 1935.01.28 more territory to the same; on 1937.04.13 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Ipamu and more on 1939.04.25 to the same
  • Renamed on 21 February, 1955 as Apostolic Vicariate of Kikwit
  • Lost territory on 1957.07.05 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Kenge
  • Promoted on 10 November, 1959 as Diocese of Kikwit

    • Incumbents

    (all Roman rite, mostly missionary members of Latin congregations)

    Ecclesiastical superiors of the mission sui iuris of Kwango (Koango)

    (not available -- 1893-1903)

    Apostolic Prefects of Kwango
  • Julien Banckaert (1903 – 1911)
  • Stanislas de Vos, Society of Jesus (S.J.) (1911 – 1928)
    • Apostolic Vicars of Kwango
  • Silvain van Hee, S.J. (1928.03.28 – 1936.02.20), Titular Bishop of Possala (1928.03.28 – 1960.03.26)
  • Enrico van Schingen, S.J. (1936.12.17 – 1954.07.02), Titular Bishop of Phelbes (1936.12.17 – 1954.07.02)
    • Apostolic Vicar of Kikwit
  • André Lefèbvre, S.J. (1955.02.25 – 1959.11.10 see below), Titular Bishop of Raphanea (1955.02.25 – 1959.11.10)
    • Bishops of Kikwit
  • André Lefèbvre, S.J. (see above 1959.11.10 – 1967.11.29), later Titular Bishop of Thucca Terebenthina (1967.11.29 – 1976.09.15)
  • Alexander Mbuka-Nzundu (1967.11.29 – 1985.10.14), previously Titular Bishop of Cataquas &

    • Auxiliary Bishop of Kikwit (1961.06.24 – 1967.11.29)

  • Édouard Mununu Kasiala, Trappists (O.C.S.O.) (1986.03.10 - ...), also Apostolic Administrator of Popokabaka (Congo-Kinshasa) (1991 – 1996.04.22); previously Titular Bishop of Aquæ Flaviæ & Auxiliary Bishop of Kikwit (1984.11.08 – 1986.03.10)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Kikwit Wikipedia
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