Roman Catholic Diocese of Popokabaka

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Popokabaka (Latin: Romano-Catholicae Dioecesis Popokabaka, French: Diocèse catholique romain de Popokabaka) is a diocese located in the city of Popokabaka in the ecclesiastical province of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Diocese of Popokabaka Dioecesis Popokabakaensis Diocèse catholique romain de Popokabaka
Location
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan	Kinshasa
Statistics
Area	45,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 1996) 792,000 495,446 (62.6%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Bernard Marie Fansaka Biniama

History

• 24 June 1961: Established as Diocese of Popokabaka from the Diocese of Kisantu

Bishops

Bishops of Popokabaka

• Pierre Bouckaert, S.J. (24 June 1961 – 1 December 1979)
• André Mayamba Mabuti Kathongo (1 December 1979 – 24 September 1993)
• Louis Nzala Kianza (22 April 1996 – 29 June 2020)
• Bernard Marie Fansaka Biniama (installed 23 August 2020 -)

Coadjutor bishop

• André Mayamba Mabuti Kathongo (1978-1979)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Charles Ndaka Salabisala, appointed auxiliary bishop of Kinshasa in 2020

See also

• Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy