Gérard Mulumba Kalemba (8 July 1937 – 15 April 2020) was a Congolese prelate of the Catholic Church.
Gérard Mulumba Kalemba | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Mweka | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Mweka |
| In office | 19 January 1989 – 18 February 2017 |
| Predecessor | Marcel Evariste Van Rengen |
| Successor | Oscar Nkolo Kanowa |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 20 August 1967 |
| Consecration | 9 July 1989 by Joseph Ngogi Nkongolo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 July 1937 |
| Died | 15 April 2020 (aged 82) |
Born in Kananga, Mulumba Kalemba was ordained to the priesthood in 1967. He was appointed bishop of Mweka in 1989, serving until his retirement in 2017.[1] His brother, Étienne Tshisekedi, and nephew, Félix Tshisekedi, both served as President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]
On 15 April 2020, during the DR Congo coronavirus pandemic, Mulumba Kalemba died due to COVID-19 in Kinshasa. He was 82.[2]
References
edit- ↑ "Bishop Gérard Mulumba Kalemba". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- 1 2 "RDC: l'oncle du président Tshisekedi, Gérard Mulumba Kalemba, meurt du coronavirus" (in French). Radio France Internationale. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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