Roman Catholic Diocese of Matadi

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Matadi (Latin: Matadien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Matadi in the ecclesiastical province of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Diocese of Matadi Dioecesis Kisantuensis
Location
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan	Kinshasa
Statistics
Area	31,000 km^2 (12,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,750,000 665,000 (38.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	André Giraud Pindi Muanza

History

• 1 July 1911: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Matadi from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
• 23 July 1930: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Matadi
• 10 November 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Matadi

Bishops

• Prefect Apostolic of Matadi (Latin Rite)
  • Fr. Giuseppe Heintz, C.SS.R. (1 August 1911 – 1928 or 1929)
  • Jean Cuvelier, C.SS.R. (28 June 1929 - 23 July 1930); see below
• Vicars Apostolic of Matadi (Latin Rite)
  • Jean Cuvelier, C.SS.R. (23 July 1930 - May 1938); see above
• Bishops of Matadi (Roman rite)
  • Alphonse Marie Van den Bosch, C.SS.R. (14 June 1938 - 18 December 1965)
  • Simon N'Zita Wa Ne Malanda (18 December 1965 - 8 March 1985)
  • Raphaël Lubaki Nganga (8 March 1985 - 26 March 1987)
  • Gabriel Kembo Mamputu (21 June 1988 - 21 September 2010)
  • Daniel Nlandu Mayi (21 September 2010 - 6 March 2021)
  • André Giraud Pindi Muanza (23 April 2022 – present)

Coadjutor bishops

• Raphaël Lubaki Nganga (1971-1985)
• Daniel Nlandu Mayi (2008-2010)

Auxiliary bishop

• Simon N’Zita Wa Ne Malanda (1960-1965), appointed Bishop here

See also

• Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy