Roman Catholic Diocese of Boma
Appearance
Diocese of Boma Dioecesis Bomaensis | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
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. |
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.
History
[edit]- 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
[edit]Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Joachim Mbadu Kikhela Kupika (1975)
Auxiliary bishops
[edit]- Raymond (Nianga-Nzita) Ndudi (1962-1967), appointed Bishop here
- Cyprien Mbuka, C.I.C.M. (1997-2001), appointed Bishop here
Cathedral
[edit]![](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Boma_cathedral.jpg/220px-Boma_cathedral.jpg)
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Boma[1]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption". GCatholic. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
Sources
[edit]5°51′13″S 13°03′24″E / 5.8536°S 13.0566°E
Categories:
- Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Roman Catholic dioceses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Christian organizations established in 1934
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- 1934 establishments in the Belgian Congo
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Kinshasa
- Roman Catholic bishops of Boma
- African Roman Catholic diocese stubs
- Democratic Republic of the Congo stubs