Louis Portella Mbuyu
| Mgr. Louis Portella Mbuyu | |
|---|---|
| Bishop emeritus of Kinkala, Republic of Congo | |
| File:Louis Portella Mbuyu 2011.jpg | |
| Church | Catholic |
| Appointed | 16 October 2001 |
| Installed | 6 January 2002 |
| Term ended | 5 March 2020 |
| Predecessor | Anatole Milandou |
| Successor | Ildevert Mathurin Mouanga |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 31 December 1967 |
| Consecration | 6 January 2002 by Pope John Paul II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 July 1942 Pointe-Noire, French Congo, ´French Equatorial Africa |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Motto | Ite Ad Joseph (Go to Joseph) |
Louis Portella Mbuyu (born 28 July 1942) is the Catholic Bishop emeritus of Kinkala,[1] in Republic of Congo.
Louis Portella Mbuyu[2] was born on 28 July 1942 at Pointe-Noire, Pointe-Noire diocese, in the Kouilou Department. He was ordained in 1967 Pointe-Noire. He attended the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, earning an MA in Spiritual Theology and to Paris where he studied sociology.
Portella Mbuyu was a teacher and spiritual director at the Emile Biayenda Major Seminary, before to be appointed Rector of this institution.
On 16 October 2001 Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Kinkala,[3] effective 6 January 2002, replacing Anatole Milandou.
In May 2006 he was elected President of the Episcopal Conference of the Congo holding this position until 25 April 2015.
His retirement was accepted 5 March 2020.
References
- Back to citation Cheney, David M. "Kinkala (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
- Back to citation Cheney, David M. "Bishop Louis Portella Mbuyu [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
- Back to citation "Diocese of Kinkala, Congo-Brazzaville". GCatholic. Retrieved 2018-10-18.