Roman Catholic Diocese of Kindu

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kindu (Latin: Kinduen(sis)) is a diocese located in the cities of Kindu in the ecclesiastical province of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Diocese of Kindu Dioecesis Kinduensis
Location
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan	Bukavu
Statistics
Area	82,883 km^2 (32,001 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2003) 437,620 171,070 (39.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	François Abeli Muhoya Mutchapa

History

• 23 April 1956: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kindu from the Apostolic Vicariate of Kongolo and the Apostolic Vicariate of Stanley-ville
• 10 November 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Kindu

Leadership, in reverse chronological order

• Bishops of Kindu (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop François Abeli Muhoya Mutchapa (18 November 2020 – Present)
  • Bishop Willy Ngumbi, M. Afr. (25 April 2007 – 23 April 2019), appointed Bishop of Goma
  • Bishop Paul Mambe Mukanga (15 March 1979 – 26 January 2004)
  • Bishop Albert Onyembo Lomandjo, C.S.Sp. (17 May 1966 – 17 January 1978)
  • Bishop Jean Fryns, C.S.Sp. (10 November 1959 – 2 July 1965); see below
• Vicars Apostolic of Kindu (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Jean Fryns, C.S.Sp. (12 April 1957 – 10 November 1959); see above

See also

• Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy