The Roman Catholic Diocese of Popokabaka ( la, Popokabakaën(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
Popokabaka
Popokabaka is a city in the Kwango Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the administrative center of Popokabaka Territory.
Popokabaka lies on the right bank of the river Kwango River. Francis Dhanis, an agent of the Congo Free State, ...
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
* June 24, 1961: Established as Diocese of Popokabaka from the
Diocese of Kisantu
Bishops
Bishops of Popokabaka
*Pierre Bouckaert, S.J. (24 June 1961 – 1 December 1979)
*
André Mayamba Mabuti Kathongo (1 December 1979 – 24 September 1993)
*
Louis Nzala Kianza (22 April 1996 – 29 June 2020)
*
Bernard Marie Fansaka Biniama (installed 23 August 2020 -)
Coadjutor bishop
*
André Mayamba Mabuti Kathongo (1978-1979)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
*
Charles Ndaka Salabisala, appointed auxiliary bishop of Kinshasa in 2020
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
References
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 Kinshasa
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