Roman Catholic Diocese of Bondo

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.

Diocese of Bondo Dioecesis Bondoensis
Location
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan	Kisangani
Statistics
Area	75,600 km2 (29,200 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 418,000 136,007 (32.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Etienne Ung’eyowun Bediwegi

History

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

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• Bishops of Bondo (Latin Rite), below
  • Bishop Etienne Ung’eyowun Bediwegi (18 March 2008 -)
  • Bishop Philippe Nkiere Keana, C.I.C.M. (13 November 1992 – 27 July 2005)
  • Bishop Marcel Bam’ba Gongoa (28 January 1980 – 13 November 1992)
  • Bishop Emmanuel Marcel Mbikanye, O.P. (1 September 1970 – 20 September 1978)
  • Bishop André Creemers, O.S.Cr. (1959.11.10 – 1970.09.01); see below
• Vicars Apostolic of Bondo (Latin Rite), below
  • Bishop André Creemers, O.S.Cr. (1 January 1955 – 10 November 1959); see above
  • Bishop Frédéric Marie Blessing, O.S.Cr. (2 December 1937 – 1 January 1955); see below
• Prefect Apostolic of Bondo (Latin Rite), below
  • Father Frédéric Marie Blessing, O.S.Cr. (9 January 1930 – 2 December 1937); see above

Coadjutor bishop

• Philippe Nkiere Keana, C.I.C.M. (1991–1992)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy