Camille Lembi Zaneli

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Camille Lembi Zaneli (2 April 1950 – 8 July 2011) was the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Isangi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Zaneli was born on 2 April 1950, in Zongo, Belgian Congo.[1] Ordained to the priesthood on 30 September 1979,[1] He worked in seminaries in Kananga and Kinshasa.[1] He also served as a parish priest for two parishes in Martinique in 1999.[1]

He was appointed the bishop of Isangi by Pope John Paul II on 17 June 2000.[1][2]

Death

Bishop Zaneli was killed in the crash of Hewa Bora Airways Flight 952 at Bangoka International Airport, Kisangani, on 8 July 2011.[1] He was 61 years old.[1]

References

  1. 1.[1.2][1.3][1.4][1.5][1.6][1.7]"Congo: nell'incidente aereo di Kisangani è morto anche il vescovo di Isangi mons. Lembi Zaneli". Radio Vaticana. 2011-07-09. Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
  2. 2.Cheney, David M. "Bishop Camille Lembi Zaneli (Zanelli) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2018-02-13.