Kinshasa, July 5th, 2026 (CPA) .– The centenary of evangelisation of the parish of St Therese of Mondombe in the diocese of Bokungu-Ikela, in the ecclesiastical province of Mbandaka-Bikoro in the north-west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has been celebrated, CPA has learnt on Sunday from ecclesiastical sources.
“Today we are celebrating the centenary of evangelisation of the Parish of St Therese de Mondombe, the first parish to welcome the missionaries of the Good News from the Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Diocese of Bokungu-Ikela,” has reminded Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo of Kinshasa, formerly bishop of that diocese. “I have been invited to preside over the ceremony marking the centenary of evangelisation of this parish of St Therese de Mondombe by Bishop Toussaint Bolumbu, the local ordinary who has succeeded me,” has continued the principal celebrant, surrounded by several bishops from the ecclesiastical province.
This ceremony has been marked by the growth of the faith of the people of God, as well as by unity and brotherhood. During the Eucharistic celebration, three deacons from the Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus were ordained priests by Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, Archbishop of Kinshasa, and the Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Bishop Ernest Ngboko. The Diocese of Bokungu-Ikela is landlocked; to reach it, one must travel by waterways through the administrative province of Tshuapa. CPA/