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Diocese of

Kisantu

Congo-Kinshasa Congo-Kinshasa

Continent: Eastern and Central Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Kisantu / Kisantuen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Kinshasa

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Special Churches

Present Prelates

Bishop (2022.06.11 – ...):Bishop Jean-Crispin Kimbeni Ki Kanda (53)Bishop Jean-Crispin Kimbeni Ki Kanda (53)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Kisantu (Roman Rite)

Bishop Jean-Crispin Kimbeni Ki Kanda (53)Bishop Jean-Crispin Kimbeni Ki Kanda (53)
(2022.06.11 – ...)

Bishop of Kisantu (Congo-Kinshasa)

Born:1969.10.22 (Kinshasa, Congo-Kinshasa)
Ordained Priest:1999.05.30
Consecrated Bishop:2020.10.10

Priest of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa) (1999.05.30 – 2020.06.29)

Titular Bishop of Dragonara (2020.06.29 – 2022.06.11)

Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa) (2020.06.29 – 2022.06.11)

Bishop of Kisantu (Congo-Kinshasa) (2022.06.11 – ...)

Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. (63)Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. (63)
(Apostolic Administrator 2020.11.23 – 2022.06.11)

Bishop Fidèle Nsielele Zi Mputu (73)Bishop Fidèle Nsielele Zi Mputu (73)
(1994.06.10 – 2020.11.21)

Bishop emeritus of Kisantu (Congo-Kinshasa)

Born:1950.07.21 (Kinshasa, Congo-Kinshasa)
Ordained Priest:1976.09.26
Consecrated Bishop:1994.09.25

Bishop of Kisantu (Congo-Kinshasa) (1994.06.10 – 2020.11.21)

Bishop Antoine Mayala ma Mpangu
(1973.04.27 – 1993.03.31)

Fidèle à la foi

Born:1926.03.03 (Congo-Kinshasa)
Ordained Priest:1957.07.14
Consecrated Bishop:1971.11.21
Died:1993.03.31 († 67)

Titular Bishop of Flenucleta (1971.08.30 – 1973.04.27)

Coadjutor Bishop of Kisantu (Congo-Kinshasa) (1971.08.30 – 1973.04.27)

Bishop of Kisantu (Congo-Kinshasa) (1973.04.27 – 1993.03.31)

Archbishop Pierre Kimbondo
(1961.06.24 – 1973.04.27)

Born:1914.02.15 (Congo-Kinshasa)
Ordained Priest:1943.08.08
Consecrated Bishop:1956.11.18
Died:1977.07.12 († 63)

Titular Bishop of Sebela (1956.08.09 – 1961.06.24)

Auxiliary Bishop of Kisantu (Congo-Kinshasa) (1956.08.09 – 1961.06.24)

Bishop of Kisantu (Congo-Kinshasa) (1961.06.24 – 1973.04.27)

Archbishop ad personam (1971.11.08 – 1973.04.27)

Bishop Alfonso Verwimp, S.J.
(1959.11.10 – 1960.10.27)

Born:1885.05.22 (Belgium)
Ordained Priest:1917.05.17
Consecrated Bishop:1931.10.28
Died:1964.10.11 († 79)

Titular Bishop of Uccula (1931.07.02 – 1959.11.10)

Vicar Apostolic of Kisantu (Congo-Kinshasa) (1931.07.02 – 1959.11.10)

Bishop of Kisantu (Congo-Kinshasa) (1959.11.10 – 1960.10.27)

Titular Bishop of Gibba (1960.10.27 – 1964.10.11)

Vicars Apostolic of Kisantu (Roman Rite)

Bishop Alfonso Verwimp, S.J.
(1931.07.02 – 1959.11.10)

(see above)

Former Prelates

Contact Info

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Statistics

Area: 31,000 km²

Population: 1,087,480 Catholics (76.9% of 1,414,720 total) (2021)

Statistics: 35 parishes, 243 priests (124 diocesan, 119 religious), 723 religious (296 brothers, 427 sisters), 61 seminarians (2021)

History

Last updated on 2023.09.24

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