Diocese of Kisantu

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kisantu (Latin: Kisantuen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Kisantu in the ecclesiastical province of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Diocese of Kisantu Dioecesis Kisantuensis
Location
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan	Kinshasa
Statistics
Area	31,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 900,500 601,000 (66.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Jean-Crispin Kimbeni Ki Kanda
Bishops emeritus	Fidèle Nsielele Zi Mputu

History

• 1 April 1931: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kisantu from the Apostolic Vicariate of Koango
• 10 November 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Kisantu

Territorial Changes

• 28 January 1935: Gained territory from Apostolic Vicariate of Kwango
• 24 May 1950: Lost territory to Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
• 5 July 1957: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Kenge
• 24 June 1961: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Popokabaka

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Vicar Apostolic of Kisantu (Latin Rite)
  • Alphonse Verwimp, S.J. (23 June 1931 – 10 November 1959 ); see below
• Bishops of Kisantu (Latin Rite)
  • Alphonse Verwimp, S.J. (10 November 1959 – 27 October 1960 ); see above
  • Pierre Kimbondo (24 June 1961 – 27 April 1973), Archbishop (personal title) in 1971
  • Antoine Mayala ma Mpangu (27 April 1973 – 31 March 1993)
  • Fidèle Nsielele Zi Mputu (10 June 1994 - 21 November 2020)
  • Jean-Crispin Kimbeni Ki Kanda (11 June 2022 – present)

Coadjutor bishop

• Antoine Mayala ma Mpangu (1971-1973)

Auxiliary bishop

• Pierre Kimbondo (1956-1961), appointed Bishop here

See also

• Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy