José-Claude Mbimbi Mbamba

José-Claude Mbimbi Mbamba (born 30 July 1962) is a Congolese Catholic prelate who is the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Boma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 19 March 2021. Before that, from 28 August 1988 until he was appointed bishop, he was a priest of the Diocese of Boma, in the Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa. He was appointed bishop on 19 March 2021 by Pope Francis. He was consecrated and installed at Boma on 27 June 2021.

Background and education He was born on 30 July 1962 in Kinshasa. He studied at the Great Commission Movement of Rwanda (GSCOM in Rwanda) from 1974 until 1980, graduating with a diploma from there. He studied philosophy at the Grand Séminaire de Philosophie Abbé Ngidi in Boma from 1980 until 1983. He then transferred to the Grand Séminaire Saint Robert Bellarmin de Mayidi, in Kongo Central, where he studied theology. He holds a diploma in philosophy, and African religions awarded by the Catholic University of Congo. The same university awarded him a Bachelor's degree in theology during the time he studied there from 1984 util 1998. He went on to graduate with a Licentiate in philosophy in 1994, having studied for it since 1992 at the Catholic University of Congo. From 2003 until 2004, he studied the Italian language at an institution in Rome, Italy. From 2004 until 2005, he studied the German language at an institution Germany. He graduated with a Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Tübingen, in Germany, having studied there from 2005 until 2011.

Priest He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Boma on 28 August 1988. He served as a priest until 19 March 2021.