Roman Catholic Diocese of Kikwit

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Diocese of Kikwit
Dioecesis Kikuitensis

Statistics
Country:	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan:	Kinshasa
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	62,000 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	3,809,220 (2004) 2,004,852 (52.6%)
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Édouard Mununu Kasiala, O.C.S.O.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kikwit {Latin: Kikuiten(sis) } is a diocese located in the city of Kikwit 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

• 1893: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Koango from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
• January 31, 1903: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Koango
• March 28, 1928: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Koango
• February 21, 1955: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Kikwit
• November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Kikwit

[edit] Leadership

• Bishops of Kikwit (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Édouard Mununu Kasiala, O.C.S.O. (since 1986.03.10)
  • Bishop Alexander Mbuka-Nzundu (1967.11.29 – 1985.10.14)
  • Bishop André Lefèbvre, S.J. (1959.11.10 – 1967.11.29)
• Vicars Apostolic of Kikwit (Roman rite)
  • Bishop André Lefèbvre, S.J. (1955.02.25 – 1959.11.10)
• Vicars Apostolic of Koango (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Enrico van Schingen, S.J. (1936.12.17 – 1954.07.02)
  • Bishop Silvain van Hee, S.J. (1928.03.28 – 1936.02.20)
  • Fr. Stanislao de Vos, S.J. (1911 – 1928)

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy