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{{Short description|Roman Catholic diocese in the Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
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|jurisdiction = Diocese
|jurisdiction = Diocese
|name = Boma
|name = Boma
|latin = Dioecesis Bomaensis
|latin = Dioecesis Bomaensis
|country = Democratic Republic of the Congo
|country = {{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
|metropolitan = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa|Kinshasa]]
|metropolitan = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa|Kinshasa]]
|rite = [[Latin liturgical rites|Latin Rite]]
|rite = [[Latin Church|Latin Rite]]
|cathedral =
|cathedral =
|cocathedral =
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|catholics_percent= 33.4
|catholics_percent= 33.4
|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
|bishop = [[Cyprien Mbuka Nkuanga]], [[C.I.C.M.]]
|bishop = [[José-Claude Mbimbi Mbamba]]
|coadjutor =
|coadjutor =
|auxiliary_bishops=
|auxiliary_bishops=
|emeritus_bishops = [[Cyprien Mbuka Nkuanga]], [[C.I.C.M.]]
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The '''Roman Catholic Diocese of Boma''' ({{lang-la|Bomaën(sis)}}) is a [[diocese]] located in the city of [[Boma, Kongo Central|Boma]] in the [[Ecclesiastical province]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa|Kinshasa]] in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].
The '''Roman Catholic Diocese of Boma''' ({{lang-la|Bomaën(sis)}}) is a [[diocese]] located in the city of [[Boma, Kongo Central|Boma]] in the [[ecclesiastical province]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa|Kinshasa]] in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].


==History==
==History==
* February 26, 1934: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Boma from the [[Apostolic Prefecture of Lulua and Central Katanga]] and [[Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville]]
* 26 February 1934: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Boma from the [[Apostolic Prefecture of Lulua and Central Katanga]] and [[Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville]]
* November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Boma
* 10 November 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Boma


==Leadership==
==Bishops==
===Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order===
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* [[Bishop]]s of Boma (Roman rite)
** Bishop Cyprien Mbuka, C.I.C.M. (since 2001.03.13)
* [[Bishop]]s of Boma (Roman rite), below
** Bishop [[Joachim Mbadu Kikhela Kupika]] (1975.11.22 – 2001.05.21)
** Bishop José-Claude Mbimbi Mbamba (19 March 2021 – ...)
** Bishop [[Raymond Ndudi]] (1967.02.09 – 1975.11.22)
** Bishop Cyprien Mbuka Di Nkuanga, [[C.I.C.M.]] (13 March 2001 – 19 March 2021)
** Bishop [[Joachim Mbadu Kikhela Kupika]] (22 November 1975 – 21 May 2001), appointed Titular Bishop of Belesasa
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** Bishop [[André Jacques]], C.I.C.M. (1959.11.10 – 1967.02.09)
** Bishop [[Raymond Ndudi]] (9 February 1967 – 22 November 1975)
* Vicars Apostolic of Boma (Roman rite)
** Bishop André Jacques, C.I.C.M. (1950.12.23 – 1959.11.10)
** Bishop [[André Jacques]], C.I.C.M. (10 November 1959 – 9 February 1967); ''see below''
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* Vicars Apostolic of Boma (Roman rite), below
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** Bishop [[Joseph Vanderhoven]], C.I.C.M. (1934.02.26 – 1949.12.04)
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** Bishop André Jacques, C.I.C.M. (23 December 1950 – 10 November 1959); ''see above''
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** Bishop [[Joseph Vanderhoven]], C.I.C.M. (26 February 1934 – 4 December 1949)

===Coadjutor bishop===
*[[Joachim Mbadu Kikhela Kupika]] (1975)

===Auxiliary bishops===
*[[Raymond (Nianga-Nzita) Ndudi]] (1962-1967), appointed Bishop here
*[[Cyprien Mbuka]], C.I.C.M. (1997-2001), appointed Bishop here


==Cathedral==
==Cathedral==
[[File:Boma cathedral.jpg|thumb|Boma Cathedral]]
[[File:Boma cathedral.jpg|thumb|Boma Cathedral]]
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Boma<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gcatholic.com/churches/africa/4800.htm|title=Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption|publisher=GCatholic|accessdate=8 February 2011}}</ref>
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Boma<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/africa/4800.htm|title=Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption|publisher=GCatholic|accessdate=8 February 2011}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==Source==
==Sources==
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/boma0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/boma0.htm GCatholic]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dboma.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dboma.html Catholic Hierarchy]


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Latest revision as of 21:21, 21 January 2024

Diocese of Boma

Dioecesis Bomaensis
Location
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
MetropolitanKinshasa
Statistics
Area11,350 km2 (4,380 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2004)
512,213
171,230 (33.4%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJosé-Claude Mbimbi Mbamba
Bishops emeritusCyprien Mbuka Nkuanga, C.I.C.M.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Boma (Latin: Bomaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Boma in the ecclesiastical province of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

History

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Bishops

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Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

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  • Bishops of Boma (Roman rite), below
    • Bishop José-Claude Mbimbi Mbamba (19 March 2021 – ...)
    • Bishop Cyprien Mbuka Di Nkuanga, C.I.C.M. (13 March 2001 – 19 March 2021)
    • Bishop Joachim Mbadu Kikhela Kupika (22 November 1975 – 21 May 2001), appointed Titular Bishop of Belesasa
    • Bishop Raymond Ndudi (9 February 1967 – 22 November 1975)
    • Bishop André Jacques, C.I.C.M. (10 November 1959 – 9 February 1967); see below
  • Vicars Apostolic of Boma (Roman rite), below
    • Bishop André Jacques, C.I.C.M. (23 December 1950 – 10 November 1959); see above
    • Bishop Joseph Vanderhoven, C.I.C.M. (26 February 1934 – 4 December 1949)

Coadjutor bishop

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Auxiliary bishops

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Cathedral

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Boma Cathedral

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Boma[1]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption". GCatholic. Retrieved 8 February 2011.

Sources

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