Roman Catholic Diocese of Kisantu

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

Diocese of Kisantu

Dioecesis Kisantuensis
Location
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
MetropolitanKinshasa
Statistics
Area31,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2004)
900,500
601,000 (66.7%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopFidèle Nsielele Zi Mputu

History
  • 1 April 1931: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kisantu from the Apostolic Vicariate of Koango
  • 10 November 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Kisantu

Bishops

Ordinaries
  • Vicar Apostolic of Kisantu (Latin Rite)
    • Alphonse Verwimp, S.J. (23 June 1931 – 10 November 1959 ); see below
  • Bishops of Kisantu (Latin Rite)
    • Alphonse Verwimp, S.J. (10 November 1959 – 27 October 1960 ); see above
    • Pierre Kimbondo (24 June 1961 – 27 April 1973 ), Archbishop (personal title) in 1971
    • Antoine Mayala ma Mpangu (27 April 1973 – 31 March 1993 )
    • Fidèle Nsielele Zi Mputu (10 June 1994 - )

Coadjutor bishop
  • Antoine Mayala ma Mpangu (1971-1973)

Auxiliary bishop
  • Pierre Kimbondo (1956-1961), appointed Bishop here

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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