RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Fridolin Ambongo Besungu

1960 - Today

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Fridolin Ambongo Besungu (born 24 January 1960) is a Congolese Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Kinshasa since 2018. He was previously Bishop of Bokungu-Ikela from 2004 to 2016, Apostolic Administrator of Kole from 2008 to 2015, Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro from 2016 to 2018, Apostolic Administrator of Bokungu-Ikela from 2016 to 2018, and Coadjutor Archbishop of Kinshasa in 2018. He is a member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. Ambongo served as a parish priest and as a professor before his episcopal career and since becoming a bishop has been a leading voice among his conferees for national peace. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fridolin Ambongo Besungu is the 1,107th most popular religious figure (up from 2,517th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Democratic Republic of the Congo (up from 19th in 2019) and the most popular Congolese Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Fridolin Ambongo Besungu ranks 1,107 out of 3,187. Before him are Jacques Paul Migne, Fausto Sozzini, Martin of Braga, Joseph II of Constantinople, Karekin II, and Rahotep. After him are Gerard Majella, Lucifer of Cagliari, Jean-Marc Aveline, Nahshon, Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, and Donatus Magnus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Fridolin Ambongo Besungu ranks 61. Before him are Jean-Michel Basquiat, Anne Parillaud, Nena, Khaled, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Michael Nyqvist. After him are Hossein Salami, Igor Belanov, Sarah Brightman, James Spader, John Galliano, and Gjorge Ivanov.

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In Democratic Republic of the Congo

Among people born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Fridolin Ambongo Besungu ranks 8 out of 107. Before him are Mobutu Sese Seko (1930), Moïse Tshombe (1919), Laurent-Désiré Kabila (1939), Denis Mukwege (1955), Claude Makélélé (1973), and Dikembe Mutombo (1966). After him are Félix Tshisekedi (1963), Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (1939), Antoine Gizenga (1925), Joseph Kabila (1971), Étienne Tshisekedi (1932), and Papa Wemba (1949).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Democratic Republic of the Congo

Among religious figures born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Fridolin Ambongo Besungu ranks 1. After him are Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (1939), Simon Kimbangu (1887), and Gérard Mulumba Kalemba (1937).

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