Roman Catholic Diocese of Bondo

Diocese of Bondo Dioecesis Bondoensis
Location
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan	Kisangani
Statistics
Area	75,600 km2 (29,200 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 418,000 136,007 (32.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Etienne Ung’eyowun Bediwegi

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bondo (Latin: Bondoën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Bondo in the Ecclesiastical province of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

History

• March 10, 1926: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Bondo from Apostolic Vicariate of Western Uélé
• December 2, 1937: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Bondo
• November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Bondo

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• Bishops of Bondo (Latin Rite), below
  • Bishop Etienne Ung’eyowun Bediwegi (2008.03.18 -)
  • Bishop Philippe Nkiere Keana, C.I.C.M. (1992.11.13 – 2005.07.27)
  • Bishop Marcel Bam’ba Gongoa (1980.01.28 – 1992.11.13)
  • Bishop Emmanuel Marcel Mbikanye, O.P. (1970.09.01 – 1978.09.20)
  • Bishop André Creemers, O.S.Cr. (1959.11.10 – 1970.09.01); see below
• Vicars Apostolic of Bondo (Latin Rite), below
  • Bishop André Creemers, O.S.Cr. (1955.01.01 – 1959.11.10); see above
  • Bishop Frédéric Marie Blessing, O.S.Cr. (1937.12.02 – 1955.01.01); see below
• Prefect Apostolic of Bondo (Latin Rite), below
  • Father Frédéric Marie Blessing, O.S.Cr. (1930.01.09 – 1937.12.02); see above

Coadjutor bishop

• Philippe Nkiere Keana, C.I.C.M. (1991-1992)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy