Roman Catholic Diocese of Popokabaka
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Popokabaka (Latin: Romano-Catholicae Dioecesis Popokabaka, French: Diocèse catholique romain de Popokabaka) is a diocese located in the city of Popokabaka in the ecclesiastical province of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
History
- 24 June 1961: Established as Diocese of Popokabaka from the Diocese of Kisantu
Bishops
Bishops of Popokabaka
- Pierre Bouckaert, S.J. (24 June 1961 – 1 December 1979)
- André Mayamba Mabuti Kathongo (1 December 1979 – 24 September 1993)
- Louis Nzala Kianza (22 April 1996 – 29 June 2020)
- Bernard Marie Fansaka Biniama (installed 23 August 2020 -)
Coadjutor bishop
- André Mayamba Mabuti Kathongo (1978-1979)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Charles Ndaka Salabisala, appointed auxiliary bishop of Kinshasa in 2020
See also
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- Roman Catholic dioceses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Christian organizations established in 1961
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- 1961 establishments in the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Kinshasa
- Roman Catholic bishops of Popokabaka