Roman Catholic Diocese of Kindu

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Kindu
latin= Dioecesis Kinduensis
country= Democratic Republic of the Congo
metropolitan=Bukavu
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 82,883
population= 437,620
population_as_of= 2003
catholics= 171,070
catholics_percent= 39.1
bishop= Willy Ngumbi, M. Afr.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kindu {Latin: "Kinduen(sis) "} is a diocese located in the cities of Kindu in the Ecclesiastical province of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

History

* April 23, 1956: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kindu from the Apostolic Vicariate of Kongolo and the Apostolic Vicariate of Stanley-ville
* November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Kindu

Leadership

* Bishops of Kindu (Roman rite)
** Bishop Willy Ngumbi, M. Afr. (since 2007.04.25)
** Bishop Paul Mambe Mukanga (1979.03.15 – 2004.01.26)
** Bishop Albert Onyembo Lomandjo, C.S.Sp. (1966.05.17 – 1978.01.17)
** Bishop Jean Fryns, C.S.Sp. (1959.11.10 – 1965.07.02)
* Vicars Apostolic of Kindu (Roman rite)
** Bishop Jean Fryns, C.S.Sp. (1957.04.12 – 1959.11.10)

ee also

*Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/kind0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dkind.html Catholic Hierarchy]