The Roman Catholic Diocese of Idiofa () is a

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...

located in the city of

Idiofa Idiofa is a town in Kwilu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Location Idiofa is the administrative center for Idiofa Territory. Idiofa lies at an altitude of 1820 ft (554 m), east of the larger city of Kikwit, and west of the ...

in the

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Kinshasa Kinshasa (; ; ), formerly named Léopoldville from 1881–1966 (), is the Capital city, capital and Cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa is one of the world's fastest-grow ...

in the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...

History

* 13 April 1937: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Ipamu from the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Kasai and Apostolic Vicariate of Koango * 12 February 1948: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Ipamu * 10 November 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Ipamu * 20 June 1960: Renamed as Diocese of Idiofa

Leadership, in reverse chronological order

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s of Idiofa (Roman rite), below ** Bishop

José Moko Ekanga José Moko Ekanga P.S.S. (born 18 July 1958) is a Congolese Catholic prelate who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Idiofa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 26 May 2009. Before that, from 1 August 1986 until he was app ...

, P.S.S. (26 May 2009 – present ) **

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Bishop

Louis Nzala Kianza Louis Nzala Kianza (6 February 1946 – 26 November 2020) was a Congolese Roman Catholic bishop. Biography Nzala Kianza was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was ordained to the priesthood in 1972. He served as bishop of the ...

(31 May 2006 – 26 May 2009) ** Bishop

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, O.M.I. (20 May 1997 – 31 May 2006) ** Bishop

Eugène Biletsi Onim Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".René Toussaint René (''born again'' or ''reborn'' in French) is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus. René is the masculine form of the name (Renée being the feminine ...

, O.M.I. (20 June 1960 – 21 May 1970); ''see below'' * Bishop of Ipamu (Roman rite), below ** Bishop René Toussaint, O.M.I. (10 November 1959 – 20 June 1960); ''see above & below'' * Vicars Apostolic of Ipamu (Roman rite), below ** Bishop René Toussaint, O.M.I. (16 January 1958 – 10 November 1959); ''see above'' ** Bishop Alfonso Bossart, O.M.I. (12 February 1948 – May 1957); ''see below'' * Prefect Apostolic of Ipamu (Roman rite) ** Father Alfonso Bossart, O.M.I. (11 June 1937 – 12 February 1948); ''see above''

References

GCatholic.org

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