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Philippe Nkiere Keana

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His Excellency
Philippe Nkiere Keana
Bishop Emeritus of Inongo
Archdiocese Kinshasa
Diocese Inongo
Appointed 27 July 2005
Term ended 31 March 2018
Predecessor Léon Lesambo Ndamwize
Successor Donatien Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana
Previous posts Coadjutor Bishop of Bondo (1991–1992)
Bishop of Bongo (1992–2005)
Orders
Ordination 2 August 1965
Consecration 6 January 1992
by Pope John Paul II
Personal details
Born 21 February 1938
Bokoro, Belgian Congo
Died 6 November 2024 (aged 86)
Kinshasa, DR Congo
Motto Regnat Christus Dominus (Christ the Lord reigns)

Philippe Nkiere Keana (21 February 1938 – 6 November 2024) was a Roman Catholic bishop in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Biography

Keana was born in Bokoro on 21 February 1938. He was ordained as a priest in 1965 and as Coadjutor Bishop of Bondo in January 1992, becoming Bishop of Bondo in November 1992.

Keana was appointed Bishop of Inongo in 2005 and retired in 2018.[1] He was succeeded as Bishop of Inongo by Donatien Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana.[2]

Keana died in Kinshasa on 6 November 2024, at the age of 86.[3]

References

  1. Back to citation "Bishop Philippe Nkiere Keana [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  2. Back to citation "Nkiere Keana retired, Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana named Inongo Bishop". Catholic-Hierarchy News. 2018-03-31. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  3. Back to citation "Lutto nell'episcopato". L'Osservatore Romano (in Italian). 2024-11-07. Retrieved 2024-11-07.