Roman Catholic Diocese of Bondo explained
Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Bondo |
Latin: | Dioecesis Bondoensis |
Metropolitan: | Kisangani |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Area Km2: | 75,600 |
Population: | 418,000 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Catholics: | 136,007 |
Catholics Percent: | 32.5 |
Bishop: | Etienne Ung’eyowun Bediwegi |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bondo (Latin: Bondoën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Bondo in the ecclesiastical province of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
History
- 10 March 1926: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Bondo from Apostolic Vicariate of Western Uélé
- 2 December 1937: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Bondo
- 10 November 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Bondo
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Bishops of Bondo (Latin Rite), below
- Bishop Etienne Ung’eyowun Bediwegi (18 March 2008 -)
- Bishop Philippe Nkiere Keana, C.I.C.M. (13 November 1992 – 27 July 2005)
- Bishop Marcel Bam’ba Gongoa (28 January 1980 – 13 November 1992)
- Bishop Emmanuel Marcel Mbikanye, O.P. (1 September 1970 – 20 September 1978)
- Bishop André Creemers, O.S.Cr. (1959.11.10 – 1970.09.01); see below
- Vicars Apostolic of Bondo (Latin Rite), below
- Bishop André Creemers, O.S.Cr. (1 January 1955 – 10 November 1959); see above
- Bishop Frédéric Marie Blessing, O.S.Cr. (2 December 1937 – 1 January 1955); see below
- Prefect Apostolic of Bondo (Latin Rite), below
- Father Frédéric Marie Blessing, O.S.Cr. (9 January 1930 – 2 December 1937); see above
Coadjutor bishop
See also
Sources
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