Donatien Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana

The Most Reverend Donatien Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana
Bishop of Inogo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa
See	Roman Catholic Diocese of Inongo
Appointed	31 March 2018
Installed	31 March 2018
Predecessor	Philippe Nkiere Keana
Successor	Incumbent
Other post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa (31 March 2015 - 31 March 2018)
Orders
Ordination	18 July 1993
Consecration	7 June 2015 by Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya
Rank	Bishop
Personal details
Born	Donatien Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana (1962-12-11) 11 December 1962 (age 62) Kinshasa, Archdiocese of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Styles of Donatien Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana
Reference style	Your Lordship The Most Reverend
Spoken style	His Lordship
Religious style	Bishop

Donatien Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana S.J. (born 11 December 1962) is a Congolese Catholic prelate who is the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Inongo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 31 March 2018. Before that, from 31 March 2015 until 31 March 2018, he was auxiliary bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa. He was appointed bishop on 31 March 2015 by Pope Francis. His was consecrated and installed at Kinshasa on 7 June 2015. On 31 March 2018, The Holy Father transferred him to the Diocese of Inongo, as the Local Ordinary. He is a member of the Society of Jesus.

Background and education

He was born on 11 December 1962 in Kinshasa. Other reliable sources put his birth place in Mai-Ndombe District, in Bandundu Province. He studied at the Novitiate of the Society of Jesus in Cyangugu, Rwanda starting on 29 September 1981. He studied philosophy at the Saint Peter Canisius Kimwenza Faculty, in Kinshasa from 1983 until 1986. He studied at the University of Lubumbashi from 1986 until 1988, graduating with a Diploma in Philosophy. He then studied Theology at the Jesuit Hekima Institute in Nairobi, Kenya from 1989 until 1992. From 1992 until 1999, he studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University, in Rome, Italy, where he graduated with a Doctorate in Canon Law. ^{[1] [2]}

Priest

He joined the Society of Jesus in the 1980s while in seminary. He took his preliminary vows on 11 September 1983. He was ordained a priest of that Catholic religious Order on 18 July 1993. He took his perpetual vows on 24 March 2001, while a priest. He served as a priest until 31 March 2015. ^{[1] [2]}

While a priest, he served in various roles and locations including: ^[2]

• Studies for a Doctorate in canon law at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome from 1993 until 1999.
• Delegate of the Provincial Father for the formation of the Jesuits in Africa from 1999 until 2001.
• Provincial for Central Africa from 2001 until 2008.
• Judicial Vicar of the Archdiocese of Kinshasa from 2009 until 2012.
• Consultant of the Community of the Jesuits from 2009 until 2012.
• Judicial Vicar of the Archdiocese of Kinshasa from 2012 until 2015. ^[2]

Bishop

On 31 March 2015, The Holy Father appointed him auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of Kinshasa and concurrently, Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Byzacena. He was consecrated and installed at Kinshasa on 7 June 2015 by the hands of Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, Archbishop of Kinshasa, assisted by Archbishop Arthur Roche, Bishop Emeritus of Leeds, England and Bishop Philippe Nkiere Keana, Bishop of Inongo. ^[1]

On 31 March 2018, following the age-related resignation of Bishop Philippe Nkiere Keana, Pope Francis appointed Bishop Donatien Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana, previously auxiliary bishop of Kinshasa as the local ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Inongo in the Metropolitan Ecclesiastical Province of Kinshasa. ^{[1] [2] [3]} He continues to serve as the diocesan bishop as of 2019. ^[4]

See also

• Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

References

1. David M. Cheney (25 February 2024). "MicroData Summary for Bishop Donatien Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana S.J. (born 11 December 1962) Bishop of Inongo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . Kansas City. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
2. Agenzia Fides (1 April 2015). "Africa/DR Congo: Appointment of Auxiliary Bishops of Kinshasa". Agenzia Fides . Vatican City. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
3. Agenzia Fides (4 April 2018). "Africa/DR Congo: Resignation of Bishop of Inongo, successor appointed". Agenzia Fides . Agenzia Fides. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
4. "Africa/DR Congo: "No to the culture of free death": Bishop's appeal after another boat sinks". Agenzia Fides . Vatican City. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2025.

Succession table

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by	Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa (31 March 2015 - 31 March 2018)	Succeeded by
Preceded by Philippe Nkiere Keana (27 July 2005 - 31 March 2018)	Bishop of Inongo (since 31 March 2018)	Succeeded by (Incumbent)

External links

• “Our leaders have hardened their hearts”: A Congolese bishop discusses his country in crisis