Suffragan diocese Kenge, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Diocese of Kenge
Kengen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese in Kwango Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, established as an Apostolic Prefecture on 5 July 1957 and erected as a diocese on 6 July 1963. Its cathedral in Kenge is dedicated to Blessed Anuarite, and the diocese is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kinshasa.
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- Established
- 1963
- Catholics
- 380,863
- Priests
- 102
- Territory
- 34,385 km²
Parishes and churches
26 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Bienheureuse Anuarite (1984)Kenge I · CathedralView parish
- Christ-Roi (1965)Town not recordedView parish
- Notre-Dame (1960)FatunduView parish
- Notre-Dame de la Paix (1974)Kenge IView parish
- Notre-Dame du Rosaire (1976)ManzasayView parish
- Paroisse Yezu-Kristu Nto-Luzingu (1973)ManzasayView parish
- Paroisse « Nzanguka » (1958)Banza-LuteView parish
- Sacré-Cœur de Jésus (1929)NgiView parish
- Saint-Augustin (1930)BenoView parish
- Saint-Esprit (1959)Kenge IView parish
- Saint-Etienne (1970)KalengeView parish
- Saint-François Xavier (1916)KimbauView parish
- Saint-Hippolyte (1929)ManzasayView parish
- Saint-Joseph (1955)BagataView parish
- Saint-Kizito (1955)Kenge IIView parish
- Saint-Matthias Mulumba (1958)MisayView parish
- Saint-Michel (1963)KimafuView parish
- Saint-Paul (1966)ManzasayView parish
- Saint-PierreManzasayView parish
- Saint-Thomas ApôtreKolokosoView parish
- Sainte-Cécile (1993)Pont-KwangoView parish
- Sainte-Marie Reine des ApôtresMarie Reine des ApôtresView parish
- Sainte-Thérèse (1971)MasamunaView parish
- Saints Martyrs d’Uganda (1959)MatariView parish
- Saints Martyrs d’Uganda (1962)LonzoView parish
- Saints Pierre et Paul (à Lumbu) (1960)LumbuView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Jean-Pierre Kwambamba Masi
- Born
- 9 August 1960
- Birthplace
- Ngi
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Blessed Anuarite stands in Kenge, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
A suffragan Latin diocese of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kinshasa, Kenge (Latin: Kengen(sis)) has as its cathedral and episcopal see the Cathedral of Blessed Anwarite (French: Cathédrale Bienheureuse Anwarite). The see city of Kenge, Bas-Congo, lies in the Kongo Central province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.