Marie-Édouard Mununu-Kasiala (15 August 1936 – 5 December 2022) was a Congolese Roman Catholic prelate and Trappist monk. Prior of the Monastère Notre-Dame de l'Emmanuel de Kasanza in 1975, he was auxiliary bishop of Kikwit from 1985 to 1986 and subsequently bishop of Kikwit from 1986 to 2016.
Monsignor Marie-Édouard Mununu | |
|---|---|
| Bishop Emeritus of Kikwit | |
 Mununu in 2010 | |
| Archdiocese | Kinshasa |
| Diocese | Diocese of Kikwit |
| Installed | 10 March 1986 |
| Term ended | 19 November 2016 |
| Predecessor | Alexander Mbuka-Nzundu |
| Successor | Timothée Bodika Mansiyai |
| Previous post(s) | Titular Bishop of Aquae Flaviae and Auxiliary Bishop of Kikwit (1984–1986) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 20 August 1967 |
| Consecration | 24 March 1985 by Alexander Mbuka-Nzundu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marie-Édouard Mununu-Kasiala 15 August 1936 Buganda-Pindi, Belgian Congo |
| Died | 5 December 2022 (aged 86) Brussels, Belgium |
| Nationality | Congolese |
| Education | Monastère Notre-Dame de l'Emmanuel de Kasanza |
Biography
editMununu was one of the first Trappist monks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He entered the Monastère Notre-Dame de l'Emmanuel de Kasanza upon its foundation in 1958. On 20 August 1967, he was ordained a priest, the first Trappist priest in the country.[1] In December 1975, he was elected Prior of the monastery.
On 8 November 1984, Pope John Paul II appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Kikwit.[1] On 24 March 1985, he was consecrated Bishop of Kikwit by his predecessor, Alexander Mbuka-Nzundu.[1] On 19 November 2016, he retired from this position after more than 30 years in the role.[1]
Marie-Édouard Mununu died in Brussels on 5 December 2022, at the age of 86.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Bishop Marie-Edouard Mununu Kasiala, O.C.S.O. †". Catholic Hierarchy.
- ^ Kawanda Bakiman, Badylon (6 December 2022). "Kwilu : le diocèse de Kikwit annonce le décès de Mgr Mununu Kasiala (Communiqué)". mediacongo.net (in French). Retrieved 6 December 2022.