Roman Catholic Diocese of Kindu
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kindu (Template:Langx) is a diocese located in the cities of Kindu in the ecclesiastical province of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
History
- 23 April 1956: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kindu from the Apostolic Vicariate of Kongolo and the Apostolic Vicariate of Stanley-ville
- 10 November 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Kindu
Leadership, in reverse chronological order
- Bishops of Kindu (Latin Rite)
- Bishop François Abeli Muhoya Mutchapa (18 November 2020 – Present)
- Bishop Willy Ngumbi, M. Afr. (25 April 2007 – 23 April 2019), appointed Bishop of Goma
- Bishop Paul Mambe Mukanga (15 March 1979 – 26 January 2004)
- Bishop Albert Onyembo Lomandjo, C.S.Sp. (17 May 1966 – 17 January 1978)
- Bishop Jean Fryns, C.S.Sp. (10 November 1959 – 2 July 1965); see below
- Vicars Apostolic of Kindu (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Jean Fryns, C.S.Sp. (12 April 1957 – 10 November 1959); see above