Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo
Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo SDB (born July 25, 1942 in Panda-Likasi , Democratic Republic of the Congo ) is a Congolese religious and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Lubumbashi .
Life
Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo entered the religious order of the Salesians of Don Bosco and received on 16 September 1972, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
October 6, 1992 appointed him Pope John Paul II. To the Bishop of Kilwa-Kasenga . The Archbishop of Lubumbashi , Eugène Kabanga Songasonga , donated him episcopal ordination on January 31, 1993 ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Goma , Faustin Ngabu , and the Bishop of Kalemie-Kirungu , Dominique Kimpinde Amando . On June 10, 2002, John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Uvira . Pope Benedict XVI appointed him on July 31, 2008 Coadjutor Archbishop of Lubumbashi. On December 1, 2010, Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo became Archbishop of Lubumbashi, succeeding Floribert Songasonga Mwitwa , who resigned for reasons of age.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Floribert Songasonga Mwitva |
Archbishop of Lubumbashi since 2010 |
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| Jérôme Gapangwa Nteziryayo |
Bishop of Uvira 2002-2008 |
Sébastien Muyengo Mulombe |
| Dominique Kimpinde Amando |
Bishop of Kilwa-Kasenga 1992–2002 |
Fulgence Muteba Mugalu |
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| SURNAME | Tafunga Mbayo, Jean-Pierre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Congolese religious and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Lubumbashi |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 25, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Panda Likasi , Democratic Republic of the Congo |