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Elie Amsini Kiswaya
Elie Amsini Kiswaya (August 25, 1928 – December 11, 2008) was a Congolese bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sakania–Kipushi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ... from March 5, 1977, until December 21, 2001. He was succeeded by Bishop Gaston Kashala Ruwezi. Kiswaya died on December 11, 2008, at the age of 80. External links Catholic Hierarchy: Bishop Elie Amsini Kiswaya † 1928 births 2008 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Roman Catholic bishops of Sakania–Kipushi 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people {{Africa-RC-bishop-stub ...
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Bishop
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Sakania–Kipushi
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sakania–Kipushi ( la, Sakanien(sis) – Kipushien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Sakania–Kipushi in the Ecclesiastical province of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. History * May 12, 1925: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Upper Luapula from the Apostolic Prefecture of Katanga * November 14, 1939: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Sakania * November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Sakania * March 5, 1977: Renamed as Diocese of Sakania – Kipushi Leadership, in reverse chronological order * Bishops of Sakania–Kipushi (Latin rite), below ** Bishop Gaston Kashala Ruwezi, S.D.B. (since 2004.04.07) ** Bishop Elie Amsini Kiswaya (1977.03.05 – 2001.12.21); ''see below'' * Bishops of Sakania (Latin rite), below ** Bishop Elie Amsini Kiswaya (1975.11.20 – 1977.03.05); ''see above'' ** Bishop Petrus Frans Lehaen, S.D.B. (1959.11.10 – 1973.06.15); ''see below'' * Vicars Apostolic of Sakania (Latin rite) ** Bis ...
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Democratic Republic Of The Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in Central Africa. It is bordered to the northwest by the Republic of the Congo, to the north by the Central African Republic, to the northeast by South Sudan, to the east by Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi, and by Tanzania (across Lake Tanganyika), to the south and southeast by Zambia, to the southwest by Angola, and to the west by the South Atlantic Ocean and the Cabinda exclave of Angola. By area, it is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world. With a population of around 108 million, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most populous officially Francophone country in the world. The national capital and largest city is Kinshasa, which is also the nation's economic center. Centered on the Cong ...
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Gaston Kashala Ruwezi
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1928 Births
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2008 Deaths
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21st-century Roman Catholic Bishops In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo
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Roman Catholic Bishops Of Sakania–Kipushi
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