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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabinda ( la, Kabindaën(sis)) is a Latin
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in the
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of
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 ...
in the
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. Its
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episcopal see is located in the city of
Kabinda Kabinda is the capital city of Lomami Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Projected to be the second fastest growing African continent city between 2020 and 2025, with a 6.37% growth. Geography Kabinda is served by Tunta Airpo ...
.


History

* March 24, 1953: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kabinda from the Apostolic Vicariate of Luluabourg * November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Kabinda * Lost territory on 33 November 1963 to establish the
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* On 1966.03.10, it gained territory from Diocese of Kongolo, and lost territory to Diocese of Kamina * Lost territory again on 1974.01.12 to the above Diocese of Kamina


Ordinaries

; Apostolic Vicars of Kabinda * Georges Kettel (1953.03.24 – 1959.11.10),
Titular Bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of Thabraca (1953.03.24 – 1959.11.10) ; Bishops of Kabinda * Georges Kettel (1959.11.10 – 1968.12.19), later Titular Bishop of
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(1968.12.19 – 1972.07.16) * Matthieu Kanyama (1968.12.16 – 1995.11.02) *
Valentin Masengo Mkinda Valentin Masengo Mkinda (10 December 1940 – 26 October 2018) was a Catholic bishop in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was ordained in 1969 for the Diocese of Kabinda, and was its Bishop from 1995 to his death in 2018. Biography M ...
(1995.11.02 - 2018.10.26) * Félicien Ntambue Kasembe (2020.07.23 - present)


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 ...


Source and External links


GCatholic.org


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