AFRICA/DR CONGO - Resignation of the Bishop of Kikwit, appointment of successor

Monday, 21 November 2016

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Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 19 November 2016 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the diocese of Kikwit (DR Congo), presented by his Exc. Mgr. Edouard Mununu Kasiala, O.C.S.O. The Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Timothée Bodika Mansiyai, P.S.S., Titular Bishop of Naiera and Auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Kinshasa, as Bishop of Kikwit. (SL) (Agenzia Fides 21/11/2016)