Roman Catholic Diocese of Kasongo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kasongo (Latin: Kasongoën(sis)) is a diocese located in the cities of Kasongo in the Ecclesiastical province of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Diocese of Kasongo

Dioecesis Kasongoensis
Location
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
MetropolitanBukavu
Statistics
Area75,365 km2 (29,099 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
900,000
230,000 (25.6%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPlacide Lubamba Ndjibu, M.Afr.

History

  • January 10, 1952: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kasongo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Baudouinville and the Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu
  • November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Kasongo

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

  • Bishops of Kasongo (Latin Rite), below
    • Bishop Placide Lumbamba Ndjibu, M.Afr. (since 2014.03.11)
    • Bishop Théophile Kaboy Ruboneka (1995.11.02 - 2009.04.21), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Goma
    • Bishop Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo, S.J. (1990.04.30 – 1995.03.14), appointed Archbishop of Bukavu
    • Bishop Timothée Pirigisha Mukombe (1966.09.29 – 1990.04.30)
    • Bishop Noël Mala (1963.04.05 – 1964.07.31)
    • Bishop Richard Cleire, M. Afr. (1959.11.10 – 1963.04.05); see below
  • Vicar Apostolic of Kasongo (Latin Rite), below
    • Bishop Richard Cleire, M. Afr. (1952.01.10 – 1959.11.10); see above

Coadjutor bishop

See also

  • Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sources


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