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Suffragan diocese Mbujimayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Diocese of Mbujimayi

Mbugimayen(sis)

Latin Church

Latin-rite diocese covering the diamond city of Mbuji-Mayi in Kasai-Oriental Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, established as an Apostolic Administration on 22 November 1963 from the Archdiocese of Luluabourg and the Diocese of Kabinda, and elevated to diocese on 3 May 1966. Its seat is the Cathedrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Bonzola, and it is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kananga.

On the map

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Mbujimayi, 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
1966
Catholics
2,500,000
Priests
186
Territory
15,285 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Bernard Emmanuel Kasanda Mulenga
Born
25 December 1954
Birthplace
Kananga

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The cathedral

Cathedrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Bonzola stands in Mbujimayi, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

In the Kasai Oriental province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Latin Diocese of Mbujimayi (Latin: Mbugimayen(sis)) serves as a suffragan within the ecclesiastical province of Kananga. Its episcopal see is the Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Bonzola in the city of Mbuji-Mayi.