Roman Catholic Diocese of Inongo

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Inongo
latin= Dioecesis Inongoensis
country= Democratic Republic of the Congo
metropolitan=Kinshasa
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 100,000
population= 823,000
population_as_of= 2006
catholics= 407,000
catholics_percent= 49.5
bishop= Philippe Nkiere Keana, C.I.C.M.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

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

History

* June 29, 1953: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Inongo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
* November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Inongo

Leadership

* Bishops of Inongo (Roman rite)
** Bishop Philippe Nkiere Keana, C.I.C.M. (since 2005.07.27)
** Bishop Léon Lesambo Ndamwize (1967.06.12 – 2005.07.27)
** Bishop Jan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M. (1959.11.10 – 1967.06.12)
* Vicars Apostolic of Inongo (Roman rite)
** Bishop Jan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M. (1954.01.06 – 1959.11.10)

ee also

*Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/inon0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dinon.html Catholic Hierarchy]