Roman Catholic Diocese of Basankusu
Diocese of Basankusu Dioecesis Basankusuensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Metropolitan | Mbandaka-Bikoro |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 70,000 km2 (27,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 584,000 230,331 (39.4%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Joseph Mokobe Ndjoku |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Basankusu (Latin: Basankusuen(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Mbandaka-Bikoro in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa).
Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathédrale Saints-Pierre-et-Paul (Saints Paul and Peter) in the city of Basankusu.
History
- Established on July 28, 1926 as Apostolic Prefecture of Basankusu on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Nouvelle-Anvers
- January 8, 1948: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Basankusu
- Lost territory on 14 June 1951 to establish the then Apostolic Prefecture of Isangi (now a diocese)
- Promoted on November 10, 1959 as Diocese of Basankusu, ceasing to be exempt
Ordinaries
(all Latin Rite, mostly -initially missionary- members of Latin congregations)
- Apostolic Prefects of Basankusu
- Gerardo Wantenaar, Mill Hill Missionaries (M.H.M.) (1927.02.02 – 1948.01.08 see below)
- Apostolic Vicars of Basankusu
- Gerardo Wantenaar, M.H.M., Titular Bishop of Uzalis (1948.07.08 – 1951.12.03) (see above 1948.01.08 – 1951.12.03)
- Willem van Kester, M.H.M., Titular Bishop of Legia (1952.06.19 – 1959.11.10 see below)
- Bishops of Basankusu
- Willem van Kester, M.H.M. (see above 1959.11.10 – 1974.11.18)
- Ignace Matondo Kwa Nzambi, Scheutists (C.I.C.M.) (1974.11.18 – 1998.06.27)
- Joseph Mokobe Ndjoku (2001.11.09 - ...), previously Apostolic Administrator (1998 – 2001.11.09) while Bishop of Bokungu–Ikela (Democratic Republic of Congo) (1993.12.06 – 2001.11.09)