Fridolin Ambongo Besungu
Congolese prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, OFM Cap. (born 24 January 1960) is a Congolese prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as Archbishop of Kinshasa since 2018. He was previously Bishop of Bokungu-Ikela from 2004 to 2016, Apostolic Administrator of Kole from 2008 to 2015, Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro from 2016 to 2018, Apostolic Administrator of Bokungu-Ikela from 2016 to 2018, and Coadjutor Archbishop of Kinshasa in 2018.
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Archbishop of Kinshasa | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Kinshasa |
See | Kinshasa |
Appointed | 1 November 2018 |
Installed | 25 November 2018 |
Predecessor | Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya |
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Ordination | 14 August 1988 |
Consecration | 6 March 2005 by Joseph Kumuondala Mbimba |
Created cardinal | 5 October 2019 by Pope Francis |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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Born | Fridolin Ambongo Besungu (1960-01-24) 24 January 1960 (age 64) |
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Alma mater | Alphonsian Academy |
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He served as a parish priest and as a professor before his episcopal career and since being a bishop has been a leading voice among his conferees for national peace.[1][2] He is also a professed member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. Pope Francis raised him to the rank of cardinal on 5 October 2019. He is a member of the Council of Cardinals.