Kananga, 19 March, 2024 / 8:30 pm (ACI Africa).
Pope Francis has transferred the Local Ordinary of Kabinda Diocese in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to the country’s Kananga Archdiocese, where he will serve as Archbishop.
The latest administrative changes in the Central African nation regarding the appointment of Archbishop-elect Félicien Ntambue Kasembe were made public by the Holy See Press office on Tuesday, March 19, the Solemnity of St. Joseph.
The Congolese Catholic Archdiocese has been vacant since 21 December 2022 following the retirement of Archbishop Marcel Madila Basanguka, who had been at the helm of the Archdiocese since December 2006.
Born in September 1970 in Kabinda Diocese, the Archbishop-elect who has been at the helm of his native Diocese since September 2020 took his Perpetual Vows in the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (CICM) in 1996.
A native of Lomami Province in DRC, Archbishop-elect Kasembe was ordained a Priest for in August 2001 after completing his theological and philosophical studies.