Roman Catholic Diocese of Kikwit

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kikwit

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Kikwit
latin= Dioecesis Kikuitensis
country= Democratic Republic of the Congo
metropolitan=Kinshasa
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 62,000
population= 3,809,220
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 2,004,852
catholics_percent= 52.6
bishop= Édouard Mununu Kasiala, O.C.S.O.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

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.

History

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

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)

ee also

*Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/kikw0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dkikw.html Catholic Hierarchy]


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