The Roman Catholic Diocese of Boma ( la, Bomaën(sis)) is a

diocese In 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 provinces were administratively associa ...

located in the city of Boma in the

Ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...

of Kinshasa 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

* February 26, 1934: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Boma from the Apostolic Prefecture of Lulua and Central Katanga and Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville * November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Boma

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

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 c ...

s of Boma (Roman rite), below ** Bishop José-Claude Mbimbi Mbamba (2021.03.19 – ...) ** Bishop Cyprien Mbuka, C.I.C.M. (2001.03.13 – 2021.03.19) ** Bishop Joachim Mbadu Kikhela Kupika (1975.11.22 – 2001.05.21), appointed Titular Bishop of Belesasa ** Bishop Raymond Ndudi (1967.02.09 – 1975.11.22) ** Bishop André Jacques, C.I.C.M. (1959.11.10 – 1967.02.09); ''see below'' * Vicars Apostolic of Boma (Roman rite), below ** Bishop André Jacques, C.I.C.M. (1950.12.23 – 1959.11.10); ''see above'' ** Bishop Joseph Vanderhoven, C.I.C.M. (1934.02.26 – 1949.12.04)

Coadjutor bishop

* Joachim Mbadu Kikhela Kupika (1975)

Auxiliary bishops

* Raymond (Nianga-Nzita) Ndudi (1962-1967), appointed Bishop here * Cyprien Mbuka, C.I.C.M. (1997-2001), appointed Bishop here

Cathedral

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Boma

Notes

Sources

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