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Roman Catholic Diocese of Kindu

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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
BishopFrançois Abeli Muhoya Mutchapa

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.

History

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Leadership, in reverse chronological order

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  • Bishops of Kindu (Latin Rite)
    • Bishop François Abeli Muhoya Mutchapa (18 November 2020 – Present)
    • Bishop Willy Ngumbi, M. Afr. (25 April 2007 – 23 April 2019), appointed Bishop of Goma
    • Bishop Paul Mambe Mukanga (15 March 1979 – 26 January 2004)
    • Bishop Albert Onyembo Lomandjo, C.S.Sp. (17 May 1966 – 17 January 1978)
    • Bishop Jean Fryns, C.S.Sp. (10 November 1959 – 2 July 1965); see below
  • Vicars Apostolic of Kindu (Latin Rite)
    • Bishop Jean Fryns, C.S.Sp. (12 April 1957 – 10 November 1959); see above

See also

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