The Diocese of Bokungu–Ikela (
Latin
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: ''Dioecesis corruptionis-Ikela'',
French
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: ''Diocèse catholique romain de Bokungu-Ikela'') is a
diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
located in the city of
Bokungu
Bokungu is a territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located in Tshuapa Province
Tshuapa is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Tshuapa, Équateur, Mongala ...
–
Ikela in the
ecclesiastical province
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of
Mbandaka-Bikoro The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro ( la, Mbandakan(us)–Bikoroën(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Latin Rite Ecclesiastical province of Mbandaka-Bikoro, in the western part of Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is under the a ...
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
* 11 September 1961: Established as Diocese of Ikela from the
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Coquilhatville
* 16 June 1967: Renamed as Diocese of Bokungu – Ikela / Bokunguen(sis) (Latin)
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
* Bishops of Bokungu–Ikela, below
**
Toussaint Iluku Bolumbu,
M.S.C. (13 May 2019 – present)
**
Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. (22 November 2004 – 25 November 2018), appointed Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro 12 November 2016 but continued here as Apostolic Administrator; future Cardinal
**
Joseph Mokobe Ndjoku (6 December 1993 – 9 November 2001), appointed Bishop of Basankusu
**
Joseph Kumuondala Mbimba Joseph Kumuondala Mbimba (1941 – March 6, 2016) was a Roman Catholic archbishop.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1969, Kumuondala Mbimba was named auxiliary bishop and then diocesan bishop of Bokunga-Ikela, Democratic Republic of the Congo
...
(18 March 1982 – 11 October 1991), appointed Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro
** Joseph Weigl,
M.S.C. (16 June 1967 – 1982); ''see below''
* Bishop of Ikela, below
** Joseph Weigl, M.S.C. (11 September 1961 – 16 June 1967); ''see above''
Auxiliary bishop
*
Joseph Kumuondala Mbimba Joseph Kumuondala Mbimba (1941 – March 6, 2016) was a Roman Catholic archbishop.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1969, Kumuondala Mbimba was named auxiliary bishop and then diocesan bishop of Bokunga-Ikela, Democratic Republic of the Congo
...
(1980-1982), appointed Bishop here
See also
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Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Catholicism has a major presence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
Of a population of 70,916,439, there are about 35 million Catholics i ...
Sources
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Christian organizations established in 1961
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1961 establishments in the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Mbandaka-Bikoro
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