Boma diocese
| Boma diocese | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Kinshasa |
| Diocesan bishop | Cyprien Mbuka CICM |
| Vicar General | Théodore Mbinda |
| founding | 1934 |
| surface | 11,350 km² |
| Parishes | 47 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 1,552,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 922,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 59.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 210 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 6 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,269 |
| Friars | 54 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 248 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Notre Dame de l'Assomption |
| Website | www.dioceseboma.com |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Boma ( Latin Dioecesis Bomaensis , French Diocèse de Boma ) is in the Democratic Republic of Congo situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Boma .
history
The diocese of Boma was on February 26, 1934 by Pope Pius XI. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Maiori catholicae from cessions of territory from the Apostolic Prefecture Lulua and Central Katanga and the Apostolic Vicariate Léopoldville as Apostolic Vicariate Boma . On November 10, 1959, the Apostolic Vicariate Boma was by Pope John XXIII. with the Apostolic Constitution Cum parvulum raised to the diocese. The diocese of Boma is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Kinshasa as a suffragan .
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Boma
- Jozef Vanderhoven CICM , 1934-1949
- André Jacques CICM, 1950-1959
Bishops of Boma
- André Jacques CICM, 1959-1967
- Raymond Ndudi , 1967-1975
- Joachim Mbadu Kikhela Kupika , 1975-2001
- Cyprien Mbuka CICM, since 2001
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Boma Diocese (French)
- Entry for Boma diocese on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)