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Suffragan diocese Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Diocese of Boma

Bomaën(sis)

Latin-rite diocese in Kongo Central province, western Democratic Republic of the Congo. Established as an apostolic vicariate 26 February 1934 and promoted to a diocese 10 November 1959; it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kinshasa. Its cathedral is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Boma.

On the map

Esri
Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1934
Catholics
171,230
Priests
220
Territory
11,350 km²

Parishes and churches

52 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Jose-Claude Mbimbi Mbamba
Born
30 July 1962
Birthplace
Kinshasa

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Boma stands in Boma, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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