Roman Catholic diocese in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Diocese of Kindu
Dioecesis Kinduensis
Location
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan
Bukavu
Statistics
Area
82,883 km2 (32,001 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics
(as of 2003) 437,620 171,070 (39.1%)
Information
Rite
Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope
Francis
Bishop
François Abeli Muhoya Mutchapa
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kindu (Latin: Kinduen(sis)) is a diocese located in the cities of Kindu in the ecclesiastical province of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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