Sebastien Kenda Ntumba

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Sebastien Kenda Ntumba (born 11 June 1960) is a Congolese Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tshilomba in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since June 2022. From 9 August 1987 until then he was a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Luiza.

Background and education

He was born on 11 June 1960 in Tshiona, Diocese of Luiza, Kasaï-Central, in the DR Congo. He studied at the Kamponde Minor Seminary, graduating with a diploma in Literary Humanities in 1980. He then entered the Saint François Xavier Major Seminary in Mbuji-Mayi, where he studied philosophy from 1980 to 1983. He then earned a Bachelor's degree in theology from the Pontifical Urban University in Rome and, graduated from the Pontifical Theological Faculty of Sicily in Palermo, with a licentiate in theology.[1][2]

Priest

He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Luiza on 8 August 1987.[1][2][3] He was:[2][3] formator at the Kamponde Minor Seminary from 1987 until 1990; parish priest of Saint Jean in Yangala and Sainte Marie Alacoque in Winkon; dean and head of the diocesan office for pastoral ministry from 1990 until 2003; Fidei donum priest in the Diocese of Agrigento (Italy) from 2003 until 2016; administrator of the parish of the Transfiguration in the Villaggio Giordano in Palma di Montechiaro from 2003 to 2012; vicar forane from 2008 to 2012; administrator of the parish of Maria Santissima della Catena in Italy from 2012 to 2013; administrator of the parish of San Nicola alle Fontanelle in Agrigento from 2014 to 2016; a lecturer in the diocesan seminary of Agrigento from 2016 to 2017; and priest of Saint Anthony of Padua in Kalomba (Democratic Congo) from 2017 to 2022.[2][3]

Bishop

On 25 March 2022, Pope Francis created the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tshilomba (DRC) and appointed Ntumba its first bishop.[1][2][3] He was consecrated and installed at Tshilomba on 5 June 2022 by Ettore Balestrero, Apostolic Nuncio to the DRC, assisted by Archbishop Marcel Madila Basanguka, Archbishop of Kananga, and Félicien Mwanama Galumbulula, Bishop of Luiza.[1]

References

  1. 1.[1.2][1.3][1.4]David M. Cheney (25 February 2024). "MicroData Summary for Bishop Sebastien Kenda Ntumba (born 11 June 1960) Bishop of Tshilomba". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Kansas City. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  2. 2.[2.2][2.3][2.4][2.5]Agenzia Fides (26 March 2022). "Africa/DR Congo: Erection of the Diocese of Tshilomba and appointment of first Bishop". Agenzia Fides. Vatican City. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  3. 3.[3.2][3.3][3.4]Silas Mwale Isenjia (25 March 2022). "Pope Francis Erects New Diocese in DR Congo, Appoints First Bishop". ACI Africa. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 3 June 2025.