Continent: Eastern and Central Africa
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Kilwa–Kasenga / Kilvaën(sis)–Kasengaën(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Lubumbashi
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
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Bishop (2024.01.17 – ...): | ![]() |
Bishops of Kilwa–Kasenga (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop of Kilwa–Kasenga (Congo-Kinshasa)
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Metropolitan Archbishop of Lubumbashi (Congo-Kinshasa)
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Bishop Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo, S.D.B. (later Archbishop)
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Bishop Dominique Kimpinde Amando
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Bishop André Ilunga Kaseba
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Bishops of Kilwa (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Joseph-Alain Leroy, O.F.M.
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Prefects Apostolic of Lac Moero (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Fr. Joseph-Alain Leroy, O.F.M. (later Bishop) (see above) | ||||||||||
Fr. Jean-François Waterschoot, O.F.M.
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Area: 54,000 km²
Population: 472,000 Catholics (52.4% of 901,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 20 parishes
Personnel: 39 priests (25 diocesan, 14 religious), 72 religious (25 brothers, 47 sisters), 23 seminarians
Last updated on 2025.01.27
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