Roman Catholic Diocese of Boma

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Boma
latin= Dioecesis Bomaensis
country= Democratic Republic of the Congo
metropolitan=Kinshasa
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 11,350
population= 512,213
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 171,230
catholics_percent= 33.4
bishop= Cyprien Mbuka, C.I.C.M.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

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

History

* February 26, 1934: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Boma from the Apostolic Prefecture of Lulua and Central Katanga and Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
* November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Boma

Leadership

* Bishops of Boma (Roman rite)
** Bishop Cyprien Mbuka, C.I.C.M. (since 2001.03.13)
** Bishop Joachim Mbadu Kikhela Kupika (1975.11.22 – 2001.05.21)
** Bishop Raymond Ndudi (1967.02.09 – 1975.11.22)
** Bishop André Jacques, C.I.C.M. (1959.11.10 – 1967.02.09)
* Vicars Apostolic of Boma (Roman rite)
** Bishop André Jacques, C.I.C.M. (1950.12.23 – 1959.11.10)
** Bishop Joseph Vanderhoven, C.I.C.M. (1934.02.26 – 1949.12.04)

ee also

*Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/boma0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dboma.html Catholic Hierarchy]