Roman Catholic Diocese of Matadi
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Matadi
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Matadi
latin= Dioecesis Kisantuensis
country= Democratic Republic of the Congo
metropolitan=Kinshasa
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 31,000
population= 1,750,000
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 665,000
catholics_percent= 38.0
bishop= Gabriel Kembo Mamputu
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Matadi {Latin: "Matadien(sis) "} is a diocese located in the city of Matadi in the Ecclesiastical province of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
History
* July 1, 1911: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Matadi from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
* July 23, 1930: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Matadi
* November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Matadi
Leadership
* Bishops of Matadi (Roman rite)
** Bishop Gabriel Kembo Mamputu (since 1988.06.21)
** Bishop Raphaël Lubaki Nganga (1985.03.08 – 1987.03.26)
** Bishop Simon N’Zita Wa Ne Malanda (1965.12.18 – 1985.03.08)
** Bishop Alphonse Marie van den Bosch, C.SS.R. (1959.11.10 – 1965.12.18)
* Vicars Apostolic of Matadi (Roman rite)
** Bishop Alphonse Marie van den Bosch, C.SS.R. (1938.06.14 – 1959.11.10)
** Bishop Jean Cuvelier, C.SS.R. (1930.07.23 – 1938)
* Prefects Apostolic of Matadi (Roman rite)
** Fr. Giuseppe Heintz, C.SS.R. (1911.08.01 – 1928)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/mata0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmatd.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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