Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabinda

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Kabinda
latin= Dioecesis Kabindaensis
country= Democratic Republic of the Congo
metropolitan=Kananga
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 58,625
population= 700,000
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 200,000
catholics_percent= 28.6
bishop= Valentin Masengo Mkinda
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabinda {Latin: " Kabindaën(sis) "} is a diocese located in the city of Kabinda in the Ecclesiastical province of Kananga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

History

* March 24, 1953: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kabinda from the Apostolic Vicariate of Luluabourg
* November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Kabinda

Leadership

* Bishops of Kabinda (Roman rite)
** Bishop Valentin Masengo Mkinda (since 1995.11.02)
** Bishop Matthieu Kanyama (1968.12.16 – 1995.11.02)
** Bishop Georges Kettel, C.I.C.M. (1959.11.10 – 1968.12.19)
* Vicars Apostolic of Kabinda (Roman rite)
** Bishop Georges Kettel, C.I.C.M. (1953.03.24 – 1959.11.10)

ee also

*Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/kabi0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dkabi.html Catholic Hierarchy]