Roman Catholic Diocese of Kindu

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kindu (Latin: Kinduen(sis)) is a diocese located in the cities of Kindu in the Ecclesiastical province of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Diocese of Kindu

Dioecesis Kinduensis
Location
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
MetropolitanBukavu
Statistics
Area82,883 km2 (32,001 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2003)
437,620
171,070 (39.1%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Bishopvacant

History

  • April 23, 1956: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kindu from the Apostolic Vicariate of Kongolo and the Apostolic Vicariate of Stanley-ville
  • November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Kindu

Leadership, in reverse chronological order

  • Bishops of Kindu (Latin Rite)
    • Bishop Willy Ngumbi, M. Afr. (2007.04.25 - 2019.04.23), appointed Bishop of Goma
    • Bishop Paul Mambe Mukanga (1979.03.15 – 2004.01.26)
    • Bishop Albert Onyembo Lomandjo, C.S.Sp. (1966.05.17 – 1978.01.17)
    • Bishop Jean Fryns, C.S.Sp. (1959.11.10 – 1965.07.02); see below
  • Vicars Apostolic of Kindu (Latin Rite)
    • Bishop Jean Fryns, C.S.Sp. (1957.04.12 – 1959.11.10); see above
gollark: I have ended up writing this slightly ridiculous query: `SELECT * FROM pages WHERE updated = (SELECT MAX (updated) FROM pages WHERE name = ${req.params.name}) AND name = ${req.params.name}`(no SQL injection there, I use `sql-template-strings`)
gollark: <@178948413851697152> You were correct to suggest Postgres, it's great!
gollark: Can you do that?
gollark: Ah. It converts them to strings, because of course arrays can have string keys.
gollark: Yes, but avoid them, because I assume it works insanely somehow.

See also

  • Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sources



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.