The Roman Catholic Diocese of Goma ( la, Gomaën(sis)) is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
located in the city of
Goma
Goma is the capital of North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located on the northern shore of Lake Kivu, next to the Rwandan city of Gisenyi. The lake and the two cities are in the Albertine Rift, the weste ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...
of
Bukavu 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
* 30 June 1959: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Goma from Apostolic Vicariate of Bukavu
* 10 November 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Goma
Bishops
* Bishops of Goma
** Bishop
Joseph Mikararanga Busimba (1 March 1960 – 7 September 1974)
** Bishop Faustin Ngabu (7 September 1974 – 18 March 2010)
** Bishop Théophile Kaboy Ruboneka (18 March 2010 – 23 April 2019)
** Bishop Willy Ngumbi Ngengele, M.Afr. (23 April 2019 – present)
*Coadjutor bishops
** Faustin Ngabu (1974)
** Théophile Kaboy Ruboneka (2009-2010)
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
References
External links
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Christian organizations established in 1959
Goma
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Bukavu
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