Roman Catholic Diocese of Popokabaka
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Popokabaka
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Popokabaka
latin= Dioecesis Popokabakaensis
country= Democratic Republic of the Congo
metropolitan=Kinshasa
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 45,000
population= 792,000
population_as_of= 1996
catholics= 495,446
catholics_percent= 62.6
bishop= Louis Nzala Kianza
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Popokabaka {Latin: " Popokabakaën(sis) "} is a diocese located in the city of Popokabaka in the Ecclesiastical province of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
History
* June 24, 1961: Established as Diocese of Popokabaka from the Diocese of Kisantu
Leadership
* Bishops of Popokabaka (Roman rite)
** Bishop Louis Nzala Kianza (since 1996.04.22)
** Bishop André Mayamba Mabuti Kathongo (1979.12.01 – 1993.09.24)
** Bishop Pierre Bouckaert, S.J. (1961.06.24 – 1979.12.01)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/popo0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dppkb.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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