Roman Catholic Diocese of Kenge
| Diocese of Kenge Dioecesis Kengensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Metropolitan | Kinshasa |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 34,385 km2 (13,276 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 768,996 380,863 (49.5%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Gaspard Mudiso Mundla, S.V.D. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kenge (Latin: Kengen(sis)) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kinshasa.
Its cathedral episcopal see is located in the city of Kenge, Bas-Congo, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Kongo Central province.
History
- Established pn 5 July, 1957 as Apostolic Prefecture of Kenge (exempt missionary jurisdiction), on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Kikwit and the Apostolic Vicariate of Kisantu
- Promoted on 6 July, 1963 as Diocese of Kenge
Ordinaries
(all Roman Rite, so far Latin members of the Missionaries of the Divine Word, S.V.D.)
- Apostolic Prefect of Kenge
- Fr. Jean Van der Heyden, S.V.D. (1957 – 1963)
- Suffragan Bishops of Kenge
- Jean Van der Heyden, S.V.D. (1957 - 1963)
- François Hoenen, S.V.D. (6 July 1963 - 25 April 1974)
- Dieudonné M'Sanda Tsinda-Hata (25 April 1974 - 1 June 1999)
- Gaspard Mudiso Mundla, S.V.D. (1 June 1999 - ...), succeeding as former Coadjutor Bishop of Kenge (1997.12.13 – 1999.06.01)
See also
Source and External links
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