Roman Catholic Diocese of Mweka
| Diocese of Mweka Dioecesis Mvekaensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Metropolitan | Kananga |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 21,700 km2 (8,400 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2001) 420,000 196,500 (46.8%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Gérard Mulumba Kalemba |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mweka (Latin: Mvekaën(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Kananga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathédrale Saint-Martin in the city of Mweka
History
- 1953.03.24: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Mweka, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Luluabourg
- September 29, 1964: Promoted as Diocese of Mweka
Ordinaries
(all Latin Rite)
- Apostolic Prefects of Mweka
- apostolic administrator Bernard Mels, Scheutists (C.I.C.M.), while Titular Bishop of Belali (1949.03.10 – 1959.11.10) & Apostolic Vicar of Luluabourg (Congo-Kinshasa) (1949.03.10 – 1959.11.10), later promoted that see's first Metropolitan Archbishop
- Marcel Evariste van Rengen, Josephites of Belgium (C.I.) (1957 – 1964.09.29 'see below)
- Suffragan Bishops of Mweka
- Marcel Evariste van Rengen, C.I. (see above 1964.09.29 – death 1988.03.15)
- apostolic administrator Emery Kabongo Kanundowi (1988 – 1989.01.19), while Archbishop-Bishop of Luebo (Congo-Kinshasa) (1987.12.10 – 2003.08.14)
- Bishop Gérard Mulumba Kalemba (1989.01.19 - ...)
See also
Source and External links
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