The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbujimayi ( la, Mbugimayen(sis)) is a Latin

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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 ...

Kasai Oriental Kasai or Kasaï may refer to: Places Congo * Congo-Kasaï, one of the four large provinces of Belgian Congo * Kasaï District, in the Kasai-Occidental province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo * Kasai Province, one of the province ...

province. It is a

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in the

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Kananga Kananga, formerly known as Luluabourg or Luluaburg, is the capital city of the Kasai-Central, Kasai-Central Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was the capital of the former Kasaï-Occidental , Kasaï-Occidental Province. It is ...

. Its

cathedral A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denomination ...

episcopal see is the Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Bonzola in the city of

Mbuji-Mayi Mbuji-Mayi or Mbujimayi (formerly Bakwanga) is a city and the capital of Kasai-Oriental Province in the south-central Democratic Republic of Congo. It is the second largest city in the country, following the capital Kinshasa but ahead of Lubumba ...

History

* Established on 22 November 1963 as

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of Mbuji-Mayi, on territories split off from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luluabourg and the Diocese of Kabinda * 3 May 1966: Promoted as Diocese of Mbujimayi

Bishops

(all

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)

Ordinaries

; ''Apostolic administrator'' *

Joseph Ngogi Nkongolo Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

(1963 - 3 May 1966 ''see below''), previously

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& Apostolic Vicar of

Luebo Luebo or Lwebo is a town (officially a commune) of Kasai Province in south-central Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is also the seat of the territory A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to ...

(Congo-Kinshasa) (25 April 1959 – 10 November 1959), promoted first Bishop of Luebo (Congo-Kinshasa) (10 November 1959 – 3 May 1966) ; ''Suffragan Bishops of Mbujimayi'' * Joseph Ngogi Nkongolo (''see above'' 3 May 1966 – 26 November 1991) * Tharcisse Tshibangu Tshishiku (26 November 1991 – 1 August 2009), previously Titular Bishop of

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& Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa) (1 September 1970 – 26 November 1991) * Bernard Emmanuel Kasanda Mulenga (1 August 2009 – ...), previously Titular Bishop of

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(14 February 1998 – 1 August 2009) and Auxiliary Bishop of Mbujimayi (14 February 1998 – 1 August 2009)

Auxiliary bishop

Bernard Emmanuel Kasanda Mulenga Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brav ...

(1999-2009), appointed Bishop here

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org, with incumbent biography links

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History

Bishops

Ordinaries

Auxiliary bishop

See also

Sources and external links