Roman Catholic Diocese of Kasongo

Diocese of Kasongo Dioecesis Kasongoensis
Location
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan	Bukavu
Statistics
Area	75,365 km2 (29,099 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 900,000 230,000 (25.6%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Bishop	Théophile Kaboy Ruboneka

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kasongo (Latin: Kasongoën(sis)) is a diocese located in the cities of Kasongo in the Ecclesiastical province of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

History

• January 10, 1952: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kasongo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Baudouinville and the Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu
• November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Kasongo

Leadership

• Bishops of Kasongo (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Théophile Kaboy Ruboneka (since 1995.11.02)
  • Archbishop Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo, S.J. (1990.04.30 – 1995.03.14)
  • Bishop Timothée Pirigisha Mukombe (1966.09.29 – 1990.04.30)
  • Bishop Noël Mala (1963.04.05 – 1964.07.31)
  • Bishop Richard Cleire, M. Afr. (1959.11.10 – 1963.04.05)
• Vicars Apostolic of Kasongo (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Richard Cleire, M. Afr. (1952.01.10 – 1959.11.10)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy

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