Roman Catholic Diocese of Bondo

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Bondo
latin= Dioecesis Bondoensis
country= Democratic Republic of the Congo
metropolitan=Kisangani
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 75,600
population= 418,000
population_as_of= 2006
catholics= 136,007
catholics_percent= 32.5
bishop= "vacant"
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

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

History

* March 10, 1926: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Bondo from Apostolic Vicariate of Western Uélé
* December 2, 1937: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Bondo
* November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Bondo

Leadership

* Bishops of Bondo (Roman rite)
** Bishop Philippe Nkiere Keana, C.I.C.M. (1992.11.13 – 2005.07.27)
** Bishop Marcel Bam’ba Gongoa (1980.01.28 – 1992.11.13)
** Bishop Emmanuel Marcel Mbikanye, O.P. (1970.09.01 – 1978.09.20)
** Bishop André Creemers, O.S.Cr. (1959.11.10 – 1970.09.01)
* Vicars Apostolic of Bondo (Roman rite)
** Bishop André Creemers, O.S.Cr. (1955.01.01 – 1959.11.10)
** Bishop Frédéric Marie Blessing, O.S.Cr. (1937.12.02 – 1955.01.01)
* Prefects Apostolic of Bondo (Roman rite)
** Bishop Frédéric Marie Blessing, O.S.Cr. (1930.01.09 – 1937.12.02)

ee also

*Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/bond0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbond.html Catholic Hierarchy]