Gérard Mulumba Kalemba (8 July 1937 – 15 April 2020) was a Congolese prelate of the

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. Born in

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, Mulumba Kalemba was ordained to the priesthood in 1967. He was appointed bishop of Mweka in 1989, serving until his retirement in 2017. His brother,

Étienne Tshisekedi Étienne Tshisekedi wa Mulumba also Known as Tshisekedi The Father (14 December 1932 – 1 February 2017) was a Congolese politician and the leader of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), formerly the main opposition political pa ...

, and nephew,

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, both served as

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. On 15 April 2020, during the DR Congo coronavirus pandemic, Mulumba Kalemba died due to

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. He was 82.

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