Gustave Olombe Atelumbu Musilamu
Gustave Olombe Atelumbu Musilamu (born May 1, 1927 in Yaounge , Democratic Republic of the Congo , † February 17, 2011 ) was a Congolese priest and Roman Catholic bishop of Wamba .
Life
Gustave Olombe was ordained a priest on July 28, 1957 .
On September 5, 1968 he was appointed by Pope Paul VI. appointed bishop of the diocese of Wamna and received as such on September 2, 1969 the episcopal ordination by Archbishop Bruno Torpigliani . Co- consecrators were Albert Onyembo Lomandjo CSSp , Bishop of Kindu, and Guillaume van den Elzen OSA , Bishop of Doruma. He was the first local bishop of the 1959 founded diocese of Wamba.
Bishop Olombe had the difficult task of leading the diocese of Wamba during the Mobutu dictatorship , but also of rebuilding it. His predecessor Joseph-Pierre-Albert Wittebols SCI was murdered in 1964 along with numerous religious.
His resignation was granted on June 11, 1990 by Pope John Paul II .
Individual evidence
- ↑ "RELACIÓN DE DE Puestos Mision" , accessed on 19 February 2009
Web links
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph-Pierre-Albert Wittebol's SCI |
Bishop of Wamba 1968–1990 |
Charles Kambale Mbogha |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Olombe Atelumbu Musilamu, Gustave |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Olombe, Gustave |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Congolese clergyman, Bishop of Wamba |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Yaounge , Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 17, 2011 |