Cardinal laurent monsengwo biography definition
Cardinal laurent monsengwo biography definition biology.
Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus of Kinshasa(Democratic Republic of Congo), was born on 7 October in Mongobele.
Cardinal laurent monsengwo biography definition
After studying at the seminary in Africa, he came to Rome to study theology at the Pontifical Urbanian University.
He was ordained a priest on 21 December
He also studied at the Pontifical Biblical Institute of Rome and of Jerusalem.
He subsequently moved back to Africa and began teaching Sacred Scripture at the theological faculty in Kinshasa and at John XXIII Major Seminary.
On 13 February he was appointed titular Bishop of Aquae Novae of Proconsulari and Auxiliary of Inongo.
He was consecrated on 4 May
On 7 April he was appointed Auxiliary of Kisangani.
On 1 September he was appointed Archbishop of Kisangani.
In , he was elected president of the Episcopal Conference. During the s, he took an active role in his country’s political situation, helping to guide the country in the delicate transition from Zaire to t