Kenge Diocese

The Kenge Diocese, existing since 1967, is one of the 47 diocese present in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It spread out in the south-west of the Republic for 34.385 km2 and includes the Bandundu town, the chief town, and part of the Bagata, Kenge, Mushie and Mani areas.

A mosaic of ethnic groups

The Kenge Diocese is composed, like the whole Republic, of a mosaic of ethnic groups that share the same area. Yansi, Sakata, Boma, Mibala, Hungana, Tsamba, Pelende, Yaka e Suku population meet from the north to the south. The Diocese Is totally composed of 748.425 inhabitants, which corresponds to 13% of the whole Bandundu district. The population density is 28 inhabitants per km2 with 89% of rural population.

Due to the war and to the losses that follow, these people have no income and live in a poverty and decay condition hardly to describe. The family nucleus are composed on average of eight people and their economy is based on a subsistence agriculture.