Roman Catholic Diocese of Kenge explained
| Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
| Kenge |
| Latin: | Dioecesis Kengensis |
| Metropolitan: | Kinshasa |
| Rite: | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral: | Cathedral of Blessed Anwarite |
| Area Km2: | 34,385 |
| Population: | 768,996 |
| Population As Of: | 2004 |
| Catholics: | 380,863 |
| Catholics Percent: | 49.5 |
| Bishop: | Jean-Pierre Kwambamba Masi |
| Emeritus Bishops: | Gaspard Mudiso Mundla, S.V.D. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kenge (la|Kengen(sis)) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kinshasa. Its cathedral and episcopal see is the Cathedral of Blessed Anwarite (fr|Cathédrale Bienheureuse Anwarite) 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
Bishops
Ordinaries
(all Roman Rite; to March 31, 2018 all but one were 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
- 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 - 31 March 2018)), succeeding as former Coadjutor Bishop of Kenge (1997.12.13 – 1999.06.01)
- Jean-Pierre Kwambamba Masi (31 March 2018 - ...), succeeding as former Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa (2015.03.31 - 2018.03.31)
Coadjutor bishop
- Gaspard Mudiso Mundla, S.V.D. (1997–1999)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Bernard Marie Fansaka Biniama, appointed Bishop of Popokabaka in 2020
See also
- Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source and External links
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