Pierre-Célestin Tshitoko Mamba (born 23 February 1956) is a Congolese Catholic prelate who is the Bishop of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Luebo The Roman Catholic Diocese of Luebo () is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Kananga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste (dedicated to John the Baptist), an ...

in the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...

since 7 January 2006. Before that, from 22 August 1982 until he was appointed bishop, he was a priest of the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kananga The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kananga () is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Kananga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The episcopal cathedral is the Cathédrale Saint Joseph Mikalayi in Kazumba. The Pro-cathé ...

. He was appointed bishop on 7 January 2006 by

Pope Benedict XVI Pope BenedictXVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013. Benedict's election as p ...

. He was consecrated as bishop on 25 March 2006.

Background and education

He was born on 23 February 1956 in

Kolwezi Kolwezi or Kolwesi is the capital city of Lualaba Province in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, west of Likasi. It has an airport and a railway to Lubumbashi. Just outside of Kolwezi there is the static inverter plant of the ...

Lualaba Province Lualaba Province (''Jimbo la Lualaba'', in Swahili) is a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning when the former Katanga province was split up into four new provinces—Lualaba, Haut-Katanga, Haut- ...

, Democratic Congo. He attended ''Saint Thérèse School'' in Nganza Parish, in the Archdiocese of Kananga, for his elementary school education. He then transferred to ''Kabwe Minor Seminary'' for his secondary school education. He studied

philosophy Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

at the ''Philosophy Seminary of Kabwe and Mbujimayi''. He then studied

theology Theology is the study of religious belief from a Religion, religious perspective, with a focus on the nature of divinity. It is taught as an Discipline (academia), academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itse ...

at Inter-diocesan Seminary at Malole. He graduated with a Licentiate in

Biblical Theology Because scholars have tended to use the term in different ways, Biblical theology has been notoriously difficult to define. The academic field of biblical theology is sub-divided into Old Testament theology and New Testament theology. Academic ...

from the ''Catholic Faculty in Kinshasa'' in 1985. He holds a

Doctorate A doctorate (from Latin ''doctor'', meaning "teacher") or doctoral degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism '' licentia docendi'' ("licence to teach ...

in biblical theology from the

Pontifical Urban University The Pontifical Urban University, also called the ''Urbaniana'' after its names in both Latin and Italian, is a pontifical university that was under the authority of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. The university's mission is to ...

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, Italy, where he studied from 1988 until 1993.

Priest

On 22 August 1982, he was ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kananga. He served as priest until 7 January 2006. While a priest, he served in various roles including as: * Studies for an advanced degree in biblical theology at the Catholic Faculty Kinshasa from 1982 until 1985. * Professor at the Inter-diocesan major Seminary, Malole, Archdiocese of Kananga from 1985 until 1988. * Studies in Rome for a

in biblical theology at the

from 1988 until 1993. * Secretary to the archbishop of Kananga from 1993 until 1994. * Rector of the Inter-diocesan Philosophy Seminary at Kabwe, archdiocese of Kananga from 1994 until 2006.

Bishop

appointed him Bishop of the

on 7 January 2006. He was consecrated and installed at

Luebo Luebo or Lwebo is a town (officially a Communes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, commune) of Kasai Province in south-central Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is also the seat of the Luebo Territory, territory of the same name. As of 2 ...

on 25 March 2006 by the hands of Archbishop Godefroid Mukeng'a Kalond, Archbishop of Kananga assisted by Bishop Valentin Masengo Nkinda, Bishop of Kabinda and Bishop

Gérard Mulumba Kalemba Gérard Mulumba Kalemba (8 July 1937 – 15 April 2020) was a Congolese prelate of the Catholic Church. Born in Kananga, Mulumba Kalemba was ordained to the priesthood in 1967. He was appointed bishop of Mweka in 1989, serving until his retireme ...

, Bishop of Mweka.

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Succession table

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