- Roman Catholic Diocese of Bokungu–Ikela
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Bokungu–Ikela
latin= Dioecesis Bokunguensis-Ikelaensis
country= Democratic Republic of the Congo
metropolitan=Mbandaka-Bikoro
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 42,000
population= 617,000
population_as_of= 2006
catholics= 49,351
catholics_percent= 8.0
bishop=Fridolin Ambongo Besungu ,O.F.M. Cap.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bokungu–Ikela {Latin: " Bokunguen(sis)-Ikelaen(sis) "} is a
diocese located in the city ofBokungu –Ikela in theEcclesiastical province of Mbandaka-Bikoro in theDemocratic Republic of the Congo .History
* September 11, 1961: Established as Diocese of Ikela from the
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Coquilhatville
* June 16, 1967: Renamed as Diocese of Bokungu – Ikela / Bokunguen(sis) (Latin)Leadership
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Bishop s of Bokungu–Ikela (Roman rite)
** Bishop Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. (since 2004.11.22)
** BishopJoseph Mokobe Ndjoku (1993.12.06 – 2001.11.09)
**Archbishop Joseph Kumuondala Mbimba (1982.03.18 – 1991.10.11)
** BishopJoseph Weigl ,M.S.C. (1967.06.16 – 1982)
* Bishops of Ikela (Roman rite)
** Bishop Joseph Weigl, M.S.C. (1961.09.11 – 1967.06.16)ee also
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Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/boku0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dboku.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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