Roman Catholic Diocese of Boma

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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.

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.

History

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Bishops

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Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

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  • 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

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Auxiliary bishops

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Cathedral

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Boma Cathedral

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

See also

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Notes

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

Sources

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