The Roman Catholic Diocese of Inongo ( la, Inongoën(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
Inongo
Inongo is the capital of Mai-Ndombe Province in the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 45,159.
Transport
The town is served by Inongo Airport
Inongo Airport is an airstrip servin ...
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
Kinshasa
Kinshasa (; ; ln, Kinsásá), formerly Léopoldville ( nl, Leopoldstad), is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once a site of fishing and trading villages situated along the Congo River, Kinshasa is now one o ...
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
* 29 June 1953: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Inongo from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
* 10 November 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Inongo
Bishops
* Vicar Apostolic of Inongo (
Latin Rite
Latin liturgical rites, or Western liturgical rites, are Catholic rites of public worship employed by the Latin Church, the largest particular church ''sui iuris'' of the Catholic Church, that originated in Europe where the Latin language once ...
)
** Bishop
Jan van Cauwelaert
Jan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M. (12 April 1914 – 18 August 2016) was a Belgian-Congolese bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Upon his death at the age of 102, he was one of the oldest bishops in the Church, the oldest European-born bishop and t ...
, C.I.C.M. (6 Jan 1954 – 10 Nov 1959 ); ''see below''
*
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
s of Inongo (Latin Rite)
**Jan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M. (10 Nov 1959 - 12 Jun 1967 ); ''see above''
**Léon Lesambo Ndamwize (12 Jun 1967 - 27 Jul 2005 )
**Philippe Nkiere Keana, C.I.C.M. (27 Jul 2005 - 31 Mar 2018 )
**
Donatien Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana, S.J. (31 Mar 2018 - )
Auxiliary bishop
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Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya
Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (7 October 1939 – 11 July 2021) was a Congolese prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the Archbishop of Kinshasa from 2007 to 2018. He became a cardinal in 2010. He was widely recognized as a champion of peace, dialogu ...
(1980-1981), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Kisangani; future Cardinal
See also
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Roman Catholicism 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
Inongo
Roman Catholic dioceses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Christian organizations established in 1953
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1953 establishments in the Belgian Congo
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Kinshasa
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