Roman Catholic Diocese of Boma
Appearance
Diocese of Boma Dioecesis Bomaensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Metropolitan | Kinshasa |
Statistics | |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 512,213 171,230 (33.4%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Cyprien Mbuka, 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
- February 26, 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
Leadership
- Bishops of Boma (Roman rite)
- Bishop Cyprien Mbuka, C.I.C.M. (since 2001.03.13)
- Bishop Joachim Mbadu Kikhela Kupika (1975.11.22 – 2001.05.21)
- Bishop Raymond Ndudi (1967.02.09 – 1975.11.22)
- Bishop André Jacques, C.I.C.M. (1959.11.10 – 1967.02.09)
- Vicars Apostolic of Boma (Roman rite)
- Bishop André Jacques, C.I.C.M. (1950.12.23 – 1959.11.10)
- Bishop Joseph Vanderhoven, C.I.C.M. (1934.02.26 – 1949.12.04)