Archdiocese of Kinshasa

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Archdiocese of Kinshasa
Basic data
Country Democratic Republic of Congo
Diocesan bishop Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo Besungu OFMCap
Auxiliary bishop Edouard Kisonga Ndinga
Jean-Crispin Kimbeni Ki Kanda (appointed)
Vincent Tshomba Shamba Kotsho (appointed)
Charles Ndaka Salabisala (appointed)
Emeritus diocesan bishop Laurent Cardinal Monsengwo Pasinya
founding 1886
surface 8,500 km²
Parishes 143 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Residents 11,323,000 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics 6,378,000 (2016 / AP 2017 )
proportion of 56.3%
Diocesan priest 238 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious priest 970 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics per priest 5,280
Friars 1,661 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious sisters 1,982 (2016 / AP 2017 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language French
cathedral Notre Dame du Congo
Website https://www.archikin-online.org/
Suffragan dioceses Boma
Idiofa
Inongo
Kenge
Kikwit
Kisantu
Matadi
Popokabaka

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa ( Latin Archidioecesis Kinshasana , French Archidiocèse de Kinshasa ) includes the Congolese capital Kinshasa and the left bank of the Congo to the Kasai .

history

On September 22, 1886, the Mission sui juris was founded in the Belgian Congo , which was elevated to the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville on May 11, 1888 . From 1934 to 1953 it split into further independent Apostolic Prefectures and Apostolic Vicariates , each with new territories. On November 10, 1959, the Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville was raised to the Archdiocese. Since the city of Léopoldville was renamed Kinshasa on May 30, 1966 , the archbishopric has also been named Kinshasa .

Bishops

Vicars Apostolic of Léopoldville 1896–1952

  • Camille Van Ronslé † (June 5, 1896 - March 4, 1926)
  • Noël de Cleene † (March 4, 1926-1933)
  • Giorgio Six † (February 26, 1934 - November 24, 1952)
  • Félix Scalais † (June 29, 1953 - November 10, 1959)

Archbishops of Kinshasa (until 1966 Léopoldville)

Auxiliary Bishops in Kinshasa

Structure and parishes

Development of membership numbers

The Archdiocese of Kinshasa is divided into three apostolic regions: Region Kinshasa Center , Region East Kinshasa and Kinshasa region-West .

  • Kinshasa Center Region
    • Deanery St. Peter
      • St. Peter (1935) - Avenue Kasa-Vubu - BP 1800 Kinshasa I
      • St. Anna (1913) - Avenue Isiro - BP 1800 Kinshasa I - Tél. 22842
      • Notre-Dame de Fatima (1954) - Avenue Tombalbaye - BP 1525 - Tél. 25306
      • Sacré-Coeur (1962) - BP 3064 Kinshasa / Gombe - Tél. 30827
      • Notre-Dame (Cathedral) (1948) - BP 3052 Kinshasa / Gombe -Tél. 68720
      • St. Andrew (1959) - BP 1800 Kinshasa I
      • St. Romuald (1966) - Barumbu - BP 1800 Kinshasa I
      • St. Eligius (1964) - Avenue Kabambare n ° 4211 - BP 8251 Kinshasa I
      • St. Paul (1946) - Avenue Dodoma n ° A / 1 Barumbu - BP 1800 Kinshasa I
      • St. Kiwanuka (1980) - Route Poids Lourds - BP 1800 Kinshasa I
      • St. Muzey (1970) - Lingwala - BP 1800 Kinshasa I
    • Deanery St. Joseph
      • St. Joseph (1957) - Kalamu - BP 6050 Kinshasa I
      • Small seminar St. Jean-Marie Vianney
      • St. Maria Goretti (1957) - Kauka - BP 482 Kinshasa - Limete
      • St. Vincent de Paul (1965) - Kimbangu / Kalamu - BP 9479 Kinshasa I
      • St. Anthony (1963) - Bumbu - BP 9479 Kinshasa I
      • St. Pius X. (1956) - Ngiri / Ngiri - BP 1800 Kinshasa I
      • Christ Redeemer (1980) - Selembao - BP 8251 Kinshasa I
      • St. John the Baptist (1966) - Avenue de la Révolution - Bumbu - BP 9479 Kinshasa I
      • St. Clement (1970) - Commune de Makala - BP 12048 Kinshasa I
      • St. Clare
      • Christ the King (1951) - Avenue Asosa Commune de Kasa / Vubu - BP 7463 Kinshasa I
      • St. Benedict (1932) - Lemba / Terminus
    • Deanery St. Gabriel
      • St. Gabriel (1955) - Yolo / Kalamu - BP 1800 Kinshasa I - Tél. 77779
      • Oeuvres Paroissiales
      • St. Matthias (1961) - Makala - BP 1800 Kinshasa I
      • St. Felix (1962) - Mombele / Limete - BP 482 Kinshasa / Limete
      • St. Augustin (1959) - Lemba - BP 724 Limete
      • St. Adrien (1969) - Ngaba - BP 482 Limete
      • St. Laurent (1973) - Ngaba - BP 7245 Kinshasa I
      • St. Christine (1963) - Makala - BP 724 Kinshasa / Limete
      • St. Dominic (1958) - BP 22 Limete - Tél. 77406
      • St. Raphael (1958) - Limete - BP 1800 Kinshasa I
    • Deanery St. Alfons
      • St. Alfons (1954) - Matete - BP 117 Matete - Tél. 78622
      • St. Kizito (1965) - Kingabwa - BP 724 Kinshasa / Limete
      • Filial church of St. Bernard
      • St. Gonza (1986) - Yaoundé / Kingabwa district
      • Holy Trinity (1980) - Quartier de Bonhomme / Matete
      • Good Shepherd (1968) - Kisenso - BP 117 Kinshasa XI
      • St. Bernadette (1987) - UNIKIN - BP 122 Kinshasa XI
      • St. Cyrill (1985) - Quartier Lemba-Imbu - BP 117 Kinshasa XI
      • Filial church of St. Ambrosius
      • Filial church of St. Felicitas
      • Holy Spirit (1959) - Livulu - BP 122 Kinshasa XI
      • Resurrection (parish) (1980) - Quartier de Marais / Matete
      • Birth of Christ (1985) - Kisenso - BP 122 Kinshasa XI
      • St. Thomas (1985) - Kisenso - BP 117 Kinshasa XI
      • St. Maria Magdalena (1975) - Matete - BP 117 Kinshasa XI
      • St. John the Baptist (1980) - Salongo-Limete

Institutions

  • The Apostolic Nunciature of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is based in Kinshasa. Apostolic Nuncio has been Giovanni d'Aniello since December 15, 2001.
  • The Bishops' Conference of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has its seat in Kinshasa.

Web link

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ entry to Donatien Bafuidinsoni maloko-Mana on catholic-hierarchy.org
  2. ↑ Entry on Timothée Bodika Mansiyai on catholic-hierarchy.org
  3. ^ Entry on Edouard Kisonga Ndinga on catholic-hierarchy.org
  4. ^ Entry on Jean-Pierre Kwambamba Masi on catholic-hierarchy.org