Roman Catholic Diocese of Kole

Diocese of Kole Dioecesis Kolensis
Location
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan	Kananga
Statistics
Area	66,000 km2 (25,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2002) 280,000 59,000 (21.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Emery Kibal Mansong'loo, CP
Bishops emeritus	Stanislas Lukumwena Lumbala, OFM

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kole (Template:Lang-la) is a diocese located in the city of Kole in the Ecclesiastical province of Kananga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is coterminous with the Territoires ("counties") of Kole, Dekese and Lomela.

History

• June 14, 1951: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Kole from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
• September 14, 1967: Promoted as Diocese of Kole
• October 2007: Bishop Stanislas Lukumwena left Kole under duress due to intertribal animosity. As of December 2008, he has not returned.

Leadership, in reverse chronological order

• Bishops of Kole (Latin Rite), below
  • Bishop Emery Kibal Mansong'loo, C.P. (2015.05.06 – present)
  • Bishop Stanislas Lukumwena Lumbala, O.F.M. (1998.02.14 – 2008.10.30)
  • Bishop Louis Nkinga Bondala, C.I.C.M. (1980.01.28 – 1996.03.13)
  • Bishop Victor Van Beurden, SS.CC. (1967.09.14 – 1980.01.28); see below
• Prefect Apostolic of Kole (Latin Rite)
  • Father Victor Van Beurden, SS.CC. (1951.06.22 – 1967.09.14); see above

See also

• Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Kole, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy