Joseph Ngogi Nkongolo

Joseph Ngogi Nkongolo (born June 17, 1916 in Hemptinne Saint Benoît , Belgian Congo ; † October 12, 1999 ) was Bishop of Mbujimayi .

Life

Joseph Ngogi Nkongolo received on 5 May 1946, the sacrament of Holy Orders .

On April 25, 1959, Pope John XXIII appointed him . the titular bishop of Lebedus and ordered him for the first Apostolic Vicar of Luebo . The Vicar Apostolic of Luluabourg , Bernard Mels CICM , donated him episcopal ordination on July 1st of the same year ; Co-consecrators were the Vicar Apostolic of Kabinda , Georges Kettel CICM, and the Apostolic Vicar Emeritus of Kasaï Superiore, Louis-Georges-Firmin Demol CICM. Joseph Ngogi Nkongolo was on November 10, 1959 as a result of the elevation of the Apostolic Vicariate Luebo to the diocese of Pope John XXIII. appointed first bishop of Luebo. On May 3, 1966, Pope Paul VI appointed him . to the first bishop of Mbujimayi.

On November 26, 1991, Pope John Paul II accepted Joseph Ngogi Nkongolo's resignation due to reasons of age.

Joseph Ngogi Nkongolo attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council .

predecessor	Office	successor
...	Apostolic Vicar / Bishop of Luebo 1959–1966	François Kabangu wa Mutela
...	Bishop of Mbujimayi 1966–1991	Tharcisse Tshibangu Tshishiku

personal data
SURNAME	Nkongolo, Joseph Ngogi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Congolese clergyman, Bishop of Mbujimayi
DATE OF BIRTH	June 17, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hemptinne Saint Benoît , Belgian Congo
DATE OF DEATH	October 12, 1999