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Roman Catholic Diocese of Tshumbe

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Diocese of Tshumbe

Dioecesis Tshumbeensis
Location
CountryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
MetropolitanKananga
Statistics
Area60,000 km2 (23,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
683,288
331,353 (48.5%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopVincent Tshomba Shamba Kotsho

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tshumbe (Latin: Tshumbeen(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Kananga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathédrale Sainte-Marie in the city of Tshumbe in Kasai-Oriental.

History

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Ordinaries

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(all Latin Rite)

Apostolic Prefect of Tshumbe
  • Joseph Augustin Hagendorens, Passionists (C.P.) (28 Jul 1936 – 14 March 1947 see below)
Apostolic Vicar of Tshumbe
  • Joseph Augustin Hagendorens, C.P. (see above 14 March 1947 – 10 November 1959 see below), Titular Bishop of Caffa (23 March 1947 – 10 November 1959)
Suffragan Bishops of Tshumbe
  • Joseph Augustin Hagendorens, C.P. (see above 10 November 1959 – 9 April 1968), later Titular Bishop of Sicca Veneria (9 April 1968 – death 20 April 1976)
  • Albert Tshomba Yungu (9 April 1968 – 22 July 1995); also President of National Episcopal Conference of Congo (1975 – 1979)
  • Nicolas Djomo Lola (20 May 1997 – 11 June 2022); also President of Association of Episcopal Conferences of Central Africa (2002 – 07.2007), President of National Episcopal Conference of Congo (2008 – 24 June 2016).
  • Vincent Tshomba Shamba Kotsho (11 June 2022 - ... )

See also

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