Louis Portella Mbuyu (born 28 July 1942) is the Catholic Bishop emeritus of Kinkala,[1] in Republic of Congo.

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Louis Portella Mbuyu
Bishop emeritus of Kinkala, Republic of Congo
ChurchCatholic
Appointed16 October 2001
Installed6 January 2002
Term ended5 March 2020
PredecessorAnatole Milandou
SuccessorIldevert Mathurin Mouanga
Orders
Ordination31 December 1967
Consecration6 January 2002
by Pope John Paul II
Personal details
Born (1942-07-28) 28 July 1942 (age 82)
NationalityCongolese
DenominationCatholic
MottoIte Ad Joseph (Go to Joseph)

Louis Portella Mbuyu[2] was born on 28 July 1942 at Pointe-Noire, Pointe-Noire diocese, in the Kouilou Department. He was ordained in 1967 Pointe-Noire. He attended the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, earning an MA in Spiritual Theology and to Paris where he studied sociology.

Portella Mbuyu was a teacher and spiritual director at the Emile Biayenda Major Seminary, before to be appointed Rector of this institution.

On 16 October 2001 Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Kinkala,[3] effective 6 January 2002, replacing Anatole Milandou .[citation needed]

In May 2006 he was elected President of the Episcopal Conference of the Congo holding this position until 25 April 2015.[citation needed]

His retirement was accepted 5 March 2020.

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Citations

  1. ^ Cheney, David M. "Kinkala (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  2. ^ Cheney, David M. "Bishop Louis Portella Mbuyu [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  3. ^ "Diocese of Kinkala, Congo-Brazzaville". GCatholic. Retrieved 2018-10-18.

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