Roman Catholic Diocese of Inongo

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

Diocese of Inongo Dioecesis Inongoensis
Location
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan	Kinshasa
Statistics
Area	100,000 km2 (39,000 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2006) 823,000 407,000 (49.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Donatien Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana, S.J.
Website
evecheinongo.blogspot.com

History

• 29 June 1953: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Inongo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
• 10 November 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Inongo

Bishops

• Vicar Apostolic of Inongo (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Jan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M. (6 Jan 1954 – 10 November 1959 ); see below
• Bishops of Inongo (Latin Rite)
  • Jan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M. (10 Nov 1959 - 12 June 1967 ); see above
  • Léon Lesambo Ndamwize (12 Jun 1967 - 27 July 2005 )
  • Philippe Nkiere Keana, C.I.C.M. (27 Jul 2005 - 31 March 2018 )
  • Donatien Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana, S.J. (31 March 2018 - )

Auxiliary bishop

• Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (1980-1981), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Kisangani; future Cardinal

See also

• Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy