Sebastien Kenda Ntumba

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The Most Reverend

Sebastien Kenda Ntumba
Bishop of Tshilomba, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kananga
See Roman Catholic Diocese of Tshilomba
Appointed22 March 2022
Installed5 June 2022
Successor Incumbent
Orders
Ordination9 August 1987
Consecration5 June 2022
by  Ettore Balestrero
RankBishop
Personal details
Born
Sebastien Kenda Ntumba

(1960-06-11) 11 June 1960 (age 64)
Tshiona, Diocese of Luiza, Kasaï-Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Styles of
Sebastien Kenda Ntumba
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Reference style
Spoken styleHis Lordship
Religious style Archbishop

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.

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 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.
Catholic Church titles
Diocese created Bishop of Tshilomba
(25 March 2022 – present) 		Incumbent
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