Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabinda

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Diocese of Kabinda
Dioecesis Kabindaensis
Statistics
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan: Kananga
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 58,625 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:

700,000 (2004)
200,000 (28.6%)
Ordinaries
Bishop: Valentin Masengo Mkinda

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabinda {Latin: Kabindaën(sis) } is a diocese located in the city of Kabinda in the Ecclesiastical province of Kananga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Kabinda (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Valentin Masengo Mkinda (since 1995.11.02)
    • Bishop Matthieu Kanyama (1968.12.16 – 1995.11.02)
    • Bishop Georges Kettel, C.I.C.M. (1959.11.10 – 1968.12.19)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Kabinda (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Georges Kettel, C.I.C.M. (1953.03.24 – 1959.11.10)

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