Roman Catholic Diocese of Inongo

Diocese of Inongo Dioecesis Inongoensis
Location
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan	Kinshasa
Statistics
Area	100,000 km2 (39,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 823,000 407,000 (49.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Donatien Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana, S.J.
Bishops emeritus	Philippe Nkiere Keana, C.I.C.M. Léon Lesambo Ndamwize

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Inongo (Latin: Inongoën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Inongo in the Ecclesiastical province of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

History

• 29 June 1953: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Inongo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
• 10 November 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Inongo

Bishops

• Vicar Apostolic of Inongo (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Jan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M. (6 Jan 1954 – 10 Nov 1959 ); see below
• Bishops of Inongo (Latin Rite)
  • Jan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M. (10 Nov 1959 - 12 Jun 1967 ); see above
  • Léon Lesambo Ndamwize (12 Jun 1967 - 27 Jul 2005 )
  • Philippe Nkiere Keana, C.I.C.M. (27 Jul 2005 - 31 Mar 2018 )
  • Donatien Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana, S.J. (31 Mar 2018 - )

Auxiliary bishop

• Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (1980-1981), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Kisangani; future Cardinal

See also

• Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy