Diocese of Inongo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Inongo () is a diocese located in the city of Inongo in the ecclesiastical province of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

History

• 29 June 1953: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Inongo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
• 10 November 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Inongo

Bishops

• Vicar Apostolic of Inongo (Latin Rite)
• Bishop Jan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M. (6 Jan 1954 – 10 November 1959 ); see below
• Bishops of Inongo (Latin Rite)
• Jan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M. (10 Nov 1959 - 12 June 1967 ); see above
• Léon Lesambo Ndamwize (12 Jun 1967 - 27 July 2005 )
• Philippe Nkiere Keana, C.I.C.M. (27 Jul 2005 - 31 March 2018 )
• Donatien Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana, S.J. (31 March 2018 - )

Auxiliary bishop

• Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (1980–1981), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Kisangani; future Cardinal

See also

• Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy