- Roman Catholic Diocese of Kenge
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Kenge
latin= Dioecesis Kengensis
country= Democratic Republic of the Congo
metropolitan=Kinshasa
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 34,385
population= 768,996
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 380,863
catholics_percent= 49.5
bishop=Gaspard Mudiso Mundla ,S.V.D.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kenge {Latin: " Kengen(sis) "} is a
diocese located in the city ofKenge in theEcclesiastical province of Kinshasa in theDemocratic Republic of the Congo .History
* July 5, 1957: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Kenge from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Kikwit andApostolic Vicariate of Kisantu
* July 6, 1963: Promoted as Diocese of KengeLeadership
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Bishop s of Kenge (Roman rite)
** Bishop Gaspard Mudiso Mundla, S.V.D. (since 1999.06.01)
** BishopDieudonné M’Sanda Tsinda-Hata (1974.04.25 – 1999.06.01)
** BishopFranz Hoenen , S.V.D. (1963.07.06 – 1974.04.25)
* Prefects Apostolic of Kenge (Roman rite)
** Fr.Jean Van der Heyden , S.V.D. (1957 – 1963)ee also
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Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/keng0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dkeng.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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