Diocese of Boma ( Latin: Dioecesis Bomaensis ) - Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church with its center in the city of Boma , Democratic Republic of the Congo . The diocese of Boma is a member of the Kinshasa Metropolitanate . The cathedral of the diocese of Boma is the church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the city of Boma.
| Diocese of Boma | |
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| Dioecesis bomaensis | |
 Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Boma , Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
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| Main city | Boma |
| A country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Established | February 26, 1934 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Metropolis | Kinshasa Archdiocese |
| Parishes | 39 |
| Diocese Square | 11.350 km² |
| Diocese population | 1.289.000 people |
| The number of Catholics | 778.143 people |
| Share of Catholics | 60.4% |
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Content
- 1 History
- 2 Ordinaries of the diocese
- 3 notes
- 4 Source
- 5 Links
History
On February 26, 1934, Pope Pius XI issued the bull Maiori catholicae , which established the Boma Apostolic Vicariate, separating it from the Apostolic Vicariate of South Leopoldville (today - the Kinshasa Archdiocese ) and the Apostolic Prefecture of the Apostolic Prefecture of Luluama Central Africa (today.
On November 10, 1959, the Apostolic Vicariate of Boma was transformed into the diocese by the bull Cum parvulum of Pope John XXIII .
Ordinaries of the diocese
- Bishop Jozef Vanderhoven (1934 - 1949);
- Bishop André Jacques (1950 - 1967);
- Bishop Raymond Ndudi (1967 - 1975);
- Bishop Joachim Mbadu Kikhela Kupika (1975 - 2001);
- Bishop Cyprien Mbuka (2001 - present).
Notes
Source
- Annuario Pontificio , Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, ISBN 88-209-7422-3
- Bull Cum parvulum , AAS 52 (1960), p. 372 (lat.)
- Bull Maiori catholicae , AAS 27 (1935), p. 71 (lat.)