Diocese of Kabinda

Dioecesis Kabindaensis
Location
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
MetropolitanKananga
Statistics
Area58,625 km2 (22,635 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
700,000
200,000 (28.6%)
Information
RiteRoman Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabinda (Latin: Kabindaën(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Kananga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Its cathedral episcopal see is located in the city of Kabinda.

History

Ordinaries

Apostolic Vicars of Kabinda
  • Georges Kettel (24 March 1953 – 10 November 1959), Titular Bishop of Thabraca (24 March 1953 – 10 November 1959)
Bishops of Kabinda
  • Georges Kettel (10 November 1959 – 19 December 1968), later Titular Bishop of Caorle (19 December 1968 – 16 July 1972)
  • Matthieu Kanyama (16 December 1968 – 2 November 1995)
  • Valentin Masengo Mkinda (2 November 1995 – 26 October 2018)
  • Félicien Ntambue Kasembe (23 July 2020 - present)

See also

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