Roman Catholic Diocese of Boma

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
Metropolitan	Kinshasa
Statistics
Area	11,350 km2 (4,380 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 512,213 171,230 (33.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	José-Claude Mbimbi Mbamba
Bishops emeritus	Cyprien Mbuka Nkuanga, C.I.C.M.

History

• 26 February 1934: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Boma from the Apostolic Prefecture of Lulua and Central Katanga and Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
• 10 November 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Boma

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• 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

• Joachim Mbadu Kikhela Kupika (1975)

Auxiliary bishops

• Raymond (Nianga-Nzita) Ndudi (1962-1967), appointed Bishop here
• Cyprien Mbuka, C.I.C.M. (1997-2001), appointed Bishop here

Cathedral

Boma Cathedral

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Boma

See also

• Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sources

• GCatholic
• Catholic Hierarchy