Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya

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Archbishop Monsengwo Pasinya (2nd from right)
Cardinal coat of arms

Laurent Cardinal Monsengwo Pasinya (born October 7, 1939 in Mongobele , Democratic Republic of the Congo ) is a Congolese Roman Catholic clergyman. He was Archbishop of Kinshasa from December 6, 2007 to November 1, 2018 .

Life

Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya comes from a family that belonged to the royal families of the Basakata tribe . The family name "Monsengwo" means "grandson of the traditional chief".

From 1946 to 1951 he attended primary school in Nioki . In 1951, Monsengwo Pasinya entered the seminary in Bokoro . Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya studied philosophy at the seminary of the Archdiocese of Kananga from 1957 to 1960 . In 1960 he was sent to Rome to the Collegio Urbano de Propaganda Fide . Monsengwo Pasinya studied Catholic theology at the Pontifical Urban University . Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya received the sacrament of ordination for the diocese of Inongo on December 21, 1963 in Rome through the Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples , Cardinal Grégoire-Pierre Agagianian . In 1964, Monsengwo Pasinya obtained a degree in Catholic theology from the Pontifical Urban University . From 1964 to 1970 he studied Biblical Exegesis at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. In 1968 he completed a semester at the Jerusalem branch of the Pontifical Biblical Institute. During this time Monsengwo Pasinya learned Modern Hebrew . Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya received his doctorate in theology in 1970 at the Pontifical Biblical Institute with an exegetical dissertation entitled “La notion de 'Nomos' dans le Pentateuque grec” (“The term ' Nomos ' in the Greek Pentateuch ”) . He was the first African to receive a doctorate in Biblical Exegesis.

From 1970 to 1971, Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya was a lecturer in the theological faculty of Lovanium University and professor of biblical exegesis at the seminary of John XXIII. in Kinshasa . From 1971 to 1972 he was Professor of Exegesis of the Old Testament , Hebrew , and Biblical Theology of the Old Testament at the University of Zaire . Monsengwo Pasinya was a professor at the Kinshasa Faculty of Theology from 1972 to 1980. In addition, from 1972 to 1975 he was assistant general secretary of the Bishops' Conference of Zaire. In 1976 Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya co-founded the Journées Bibliques Africaines (JBA). From 1976 to 1980 Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya was general secretary of the Bishops' Conference of Zaire.

On 13 February 1980 Pope appointed him John Paul II. To the titular of Aquae Novae in Proconsulari and ordered him to auxiliary bishop in Inongo. He was ordained bishop by Pope John Paul II on May 4th of the same year in the Notre Dame du Congo Cathedral in Kinshasa; Co- consecrators were the Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples , Cardinal Agnelo Rossi , and the Archbishop of Kinshasa, Cardinal Joseph-Albert Malula . On April 7, 1981 Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya was appointed auxiliary bishop in Kisangani by John Paul II . John Paul II appointed him Archbishop of Kisangani on September 1, 1988. On December 6, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him . to the Archbishop of Kinshasa. The inauguration took place on February 2, 2008.

In the consistory of November 20, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI took him. as a cardinal priest with the titular church of Santa Maria "Regina Pacis" in Ostia mare in the college of cardinals .

On June 30, 2012, Benedict XVI called him. together with the Bishop of Hong Kong , John Cardinal Tong Hon , and the Archbishop of Guadalajara , Francisco Cardinal Robles Ortega , as Delegate President of the XIII. General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (7th to 28th October 2012).

With the task of advising the Pope in the direction of the universal Church and preparing changes to the Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus , which regulates the organization of the Curia , Pope Francis made him a member of the Cardinals Council , a group of eight cardinals who the Pope with regard to intended to advise on the reform of the Curia.

Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation from the office of Archbishop of Kinshasa on November 1, 2018; Fridolin Ambongo Besungu became his successor. On December 12, 2018, it was announced that Pope Francis had released Pasinya at the end of October 2018 from his duties in the Council of Cardinals, of which he was the only African cardinal to belong. Recently he had only attended the meetings irregularly.

Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya speaks 14 languages.

Supra-diocesan tasks

Roman Curia

Congolese Bishops' Conference

  • 1984 to 1992 President of the Bishops' Conference of Zaire (CEZ)
  • since July 29, 2004 President of the Congolese Bishops' Conference (CENCO)

Symposium of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar

  • 1981 to 1990 President of the Bible Committee of the Symposium of the Bishops' Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SCEAM)
  • 1994 to 1997 first Vice-President of the Symposium of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar
  • 1997 to 2003 President of the Symposium of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar

Other organizations

  • 1962 to 1964 Vice President of the Association des Etudiants Congolais à Rome (ASSECO)
  • 1964 to 1966 President of the Association des Etudiants Congolais à Rome (ASSECO)
  • 1975 to 1976 representative of the Congolese bishops to the government of Zaire
  • since 1975 member of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas (SNTS)
  • since 1976 member of the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies
  • since 1976 member of the Conseil Scientifique de la "Concordantia Polyglotta Brepols"
  • 1981 to 1984 President of the Board of Directors of the Catholic Faculties of Kinshasa (FCK)
  • 1984 to 1989 member of the Foi et Constitution Commission
  • 1987 to 1999 President of the Association Panafricaine des Exégètes Catholiques (APECA)
  • December 12, 1991 President of the Provisional Office of the Conférence Nationale Souveraine (CNS)
  • April 30, 1992 President of the Permanent Office of the Conference Nationale Souveraine (CNS)
  • December 6, 1992 President of the Haut Conseil de la République (HCR)
  • 1994 to 1996 President of the Haut Conseil de la République-Parlement de Transition (HCR-PT)
  • November 6, 2002 to 2007 international vice president of Pax Christi
  • since 2007 international president of Pax Christi

Awards

Works (selection)

  • La notion de "nomos" dans le Pentateuque grec , Rome, 1973
  • Inculturation du Message à l'exemple du Zaïre , Kinshasa, 1979
  • Esprit communautaire africain , Éditions Saint Paul Afrique, Kinshasa, 1982
  • L'église catholique au Zaïre: ses tâches, ses défis, ses options , Éditions Saint Paul Afrique, Limete, Kinshasa, 1991, ISBN 978-27-414-0019-6
  • Declaration de Monseigneur L. Monsengwo Pasinya, Président du HCR-PT, sur la situation politique , 1995
  • Monseigneur Jan Van Cauwelaert, pasteur et visionnaire , Belgium, 1997
  • Repartir you Christ. Pour un monde plus fraternel, solidaire et accueillant , in: People on the Move, 35, No. 93, 2003, pp. 211-216.

Web links

Commons : Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Nomina dell'Arcivescovo di Kinshasa (Repubblica Democratica del Congo). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , December 6, 2007, accessed August 16, 2019 (Italian).
  2. ^ Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico per la Creazione di ventiquattro nuovi Cardinali (Continuazione). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 20, 2010, accessed August 16, 2019 (Italian).
  3. ^ Nomina dei Presidenti Delegati della XIII Assemblea Generale Ordinaria del Sinodo dei Vescovi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 30, 2012, accessed August 16, 2019 (Italian).
  4. ^ Communicato della Segretaria di Stato. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 13, 2013, accessed April 13, 2013 (Italian, with English translation).
  5. ^ The group of cardinals advises the Pope on reforming the Curia. In: Vatican Radio . April 13, 2013, accessed April 13, 2013 .
  6. ^ Rinuncia e successione dell'Arcivescovo di Kinshasa (Repubblica Democratica del Congo). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 1, 2018, accessed November 1, 2018 (Italian).
  7. ↑ Pope releases three of his advisors from the Council of Cardinals. In: Domradio . December 12, 2018, accessed March 8, 2019 .
  8. ^ Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per l'Educazione Cattolica. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, December 11, 2010, accessed August 16, 2019 (Italian).
  9. ^ Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per l'Evangelizzazione dei Popoli. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, March 5, 2012, accessed December 23, 2018 (Italian).
  10. ↑ Overzicht Eredoctoraten van 1966 dead 2007. KU Leuven, accessed on August 16, 2019 (Dutch).
predecessor Office successor
Augustin Fataki Alueke Archbishop of Kisangani
1988-2007 		Marcel Utembi Tapa
Cardinal Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi CICM Archbishop of Kinshasa
2007–2018 		Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo Besungu OFMCap
personal data
SURNAME Monsengwo Pasinya, Laurent
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Monsengwo Pasinya, Cardinal Laurent
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Congolese clergyman, emeritus Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kinshasa, cardinal
DATE OF BIRTH October 7, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Mongobele , Democratic Republic of the Congo