Roman Catholic Diocese Of Popokabaka
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Popokabaka ( la, Popokabakaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Popokabaka in the Ecclesiastical province of Kinshasa in 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 .... History * June 24, 1961: Established as Diocese of Popokabaka from the Diocese of Kisantu Bishops Bishops of Popokabaka *Pierre Bouckaert, S.J. (24 June 1961 – 1 December 1979) * André Mayamba Mabuti Kathongo (1 December 1979 – 24 September 1993) * Louis Nzala Kianza (22 April 1996 – 29 June 2020) * Bernard Marie Fansaka Biniama (installed 23 August 2020 -) Coadjutor bishop * André Mayamba Mabuti Kathongo (1978-1979) Other priest of this diocese who became bishop * Charles Ndaka Salabisala, appointed auxiliary bishop of Kins ...
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Kinshasa
The Archdiocese of Kinshasa (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Kinshasana''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Kinshasa'') is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its ecclesiastic territory includes the capital city of Kinshasa and surrounding districts. The archdiocese is the metropolitan see for the Ecclesiastical Province of Kinshasa. The current archbishop is Fridolin Ambongo Besungu. Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of the Belgian Congo by Pope Leo XIII in 1888, it was raised to the status of an archdiocese in 1959. In 1966, its name was changed from the Archdiocese of Léopoldville to the Archdiocese of Kinshasa. Today, the archdiocese covers a territory of 8,500 km2 (3,283 sq mi) and, as of 2016, has a total population of 11,323,000, of whom 6,378,000 (56.3%) are Catholic. The archdiocese is served by 1,208 priests, including 238 diocesan priests and 970 religious priests, 1,661 male religious (including religious priests and broth ...
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