Appointment of the Bishop of Lisala (Democratic Republic of Congo)

The Holy Father has appointed Rev. Joseph-Bernard Likolo Bokal'Etumba, of the clergy of Kinshasa, currently Secretary of the Episcopal Commission for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments of the C.E.N.C.O., as Bishop of the Diocese of Lisala (Democratic Republic of Congo).
H.E. Mons. Joseph-Bernard Likolo Bokal'Etumba obtained a Doctorate in Liturgy at the Pontifical Institute of Liturgy (2008-2013) with the thesis "’Sentiamus, Domine, quaesumus, tui perceptione sacramenti, subsidium mentis et corporis’ (Post Communionem du lundi de la première semaine de Carême). Salut et santé d'après l'euchologie des Messes du Temps de Carême dans le Missale Romanum, 2008”. We extend to His Excellency our best wishes for his appointment.