Emmanuel Ngona Ngotsi

Emmanuel Ngona Ngotsi M. Afr. (born 1 January 1960) is a Congolese Catholic prelate who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wamba in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 17 January 2024. Before that, from 22 August 1990 until he was appointed bishop, he was a priest of the Missionaries of Africa M. Afr. (White Fathers). He was appointed bishop on 17 January 2024 by Pope Francis. He was consecrated as bishop at Kinshasa on 15 September 2024 by Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, Archbishop of Kinshasa.

Background and education He was born on 1 January 1960 at Bambu-Mines, Diocese of Bunia, Ituri Province, DR Congo. He studied in Bambu-Mines for both his elementary school (1965 until 1972) and secondary school education (1972 until 1978). He became a member of the Order of the Missionaries of Africa, abbreviated (M. Afr.). He studied philosophy at Bambu-Mines. He studied for one year as an intern in Burkina Faso. He then studied theology at the Catholic Institute of Toulouse, France. He holds a Master's degree in social sciences, awarded by the Catholic University of Paris, where he studied from 1996 until 1999.

Priest He took his perpetual vows as a member of the White Fathers while in seminary. On 22 August 1990, he was ordained a priest of that religious order. He served as a priest until 17 January 2024.