Roman Catholic Diocese of Kenge

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Diocese of Kenge
Dioecesis Kengensis

Statistics
Country:	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan:	Kinshasa
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	34,385 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	768,996 (2004) 380,863 (49.5%)
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Gaspard Mudiso Mundla, S.V.D.

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

Contents 1 History 2 Leadership 3 See also 4 Source

[edit] History

• July 5, 1957: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Kenge from the Apostolic Vicariate of Kikwit and Apostolic Vicariate of Kisantu
• July 6, 1963: Promoted as Diocese of Kenge

[edit] Leadership

• Bishops of Kenge (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Gaspard Mudiso Mundla, S.V.D. (since 1999.06.01)
  • Bishop Dieudonné M’Sanda Tsinda-Hata (1974.04.25 – 1999.06.01)
  • Bishop Franz Hoenen, S.V.D. (1963.07.06 – 1974.04.25)
• Prefects Apostolic of Kenge (Roman rite)
  • Fr. Jean Van der Heyden, S.V.D. (1957 – 1963)

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy