roman, catholic, diocese, kilwa, kasenga, latin, kilvaën, kasengaën, diocese, located, cities, kilwa, kasenga, ecclesiastical, province, lubumbashi, democratic, republic, congo, diocese, kilwa, kasengadioecesis, kilvaensis, kasengaensislocationcountrydemocrati. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kilwa Kasenga Latin Kilvaen sis Kasengaen sis is a diocese located in the cities of Kilwa and Kasenga in the ecclesiastical province of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Diocese of Kilwa KasengaDioecesis Kilvaensis KasengaensisLocationCountryDemocratic Republic of the CongoMetropolitanLubumbashiStatisticsArea54 000 km2 21 000 sq mi Population Total Catholics as of 2003 450 000130 000 28 9 InformationRiteLatin RiteCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisBishopBishop elect Desire Lenge Mukwenye Contents 1 History 2 Leadership in reverse chronological order 3 See also 4 SourcesHistory edit8 July 1948 Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lac Moero from the Apostolic Vicariate of Lulua and Central Katanga 24 August 1962 Promoted as Diocese of Kilwa 24 April 1971 Lost territory to establish Diocese of Manono 21 January 1977 Gained territory from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lubumbashi 4 August 1977 Renamed as Diocese of Kilwa KasengaLeadership in reverse chronological order editBishops of Kilwa Kasenga Latin Rite below Bishop elect Desire Lenge Mukwenye 17 January 2024 present Bishop Fulgence Muteba Mugalu 18 March 2005 22 May 2021 appointed Archbishop of Lubumbashi Bishop Jean Pierre Tafunga Mbayo S D B 6 October 1992 10 June 2002 appointed Bishop of Uvira Bishop Dominique Kimpinde Amando 28 March 1980 31 March 1989 appointed Bishop of Kalemie Kirungu Bishop Andre Ilunga Kaseba 4 August 1977 9 April 1979 appointed Bishop of Kalemie Kirungu see below Bishops of Kilwa Latin Rite below Bishop Andre Ilunga Kaseba 19 December 1975 4 August 1977 see above Bishop Joseph Alain Leroy O F M 24 August 1962 19 December 1975 Prefect Apostolic of Lac Moero Latin Rite below Fr Jean Francois Waterschoot O F M 19 November 1948 1962 See also editRoman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the CongoSources editGCatholic org Catholic Hierarchy nbsp This article about a Roman Catholic diocese in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Diocese of Kilwa Kasenga amp oldid 1197854394, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
