Roman Catholic Diocese of Basankusu

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Basankusu (Latin: Basankusuen(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Mbandaka-Bikoro in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Diocese of Basankusu

Dioecesis Basankusuensis
Location
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
MetropolitanMbandaka-Bikoro
Statistics
Area70,000 km2 (27,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
584,000
230,331 (39.4%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJoseph Mokobe Ndjoku
The rebuilt Basankusu Cathedral

Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathédrale Saints-Pierre-et-Paul (Saints Peter and Paul) in the town of Basankusu.

History

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Ordinaries

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(all Latin Rite, mostly -initially missionary- members of Latin congregations)

Apostolic Prefects of Basankusu
Apostolic Vicars of Basankusu
  • Gerardo Wantenaar, M.H.M., Titular Bishop of Uzalis (8 July 1948 – 3 December 1951) (see above 8 January 1948 – 3 December 1951)
  • Willem van Kester, M.H.M., Titular Bishop of Legia (19 June 1952 – 10 November 1959 see below)
Bishops of Basankusu
  • Willem van Kester, M.H.M. (see above 10 November 1959 – 18 November 1974)
  • Ignace Matondo Kwa Nzambi, Scheutists (C.I.C.M.) (18 November 1974 – 27 June 1998), appointed Bishop of Molegbe
  • Joseph Mokobe Ndjoku (9 November 2001 - ...), previously Apostolic Administrator (1998 – 9 November 2001) while Bishop of Bokungu–Ikela (Democratic Republic of Congo) (6 December 1993 – 9 November 2001)

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