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

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

  • 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

Auxiliary bishops

  • Raymond (Nianga-Nzita) Ndudi (1962-1967), appointed Bishop here
  • Cyprien Mbuka, C.I.C.M. (1997-2001), appointed Bishop here

Cathedral

Boma Cathedral

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

See also

Notes

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

Sources

5°51′13″S 13°03′24″E / 5.8536°S 13.0566°E / -5.8536; 13.0566


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