Sébastien-Joseph Muyengo Mulombe

Sébastien-Joseph Muyengo Mulombe (born 8 May 1958) is a Congolese Catholic prelate who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Uvira in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 15 October 2013. Before that, from 2 February 2012 until 15 October 2013, he was an auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa. He was appointed bishop by Pope Benedict XVI. He was concurrently appointed Titular Bishop of Strathernia. He was consecrated as bishop and installed at Kinshasa, Democratic Congo on 15 April 2012. On 15 October 2013, The Holy Father transferred him to Uvira and appointed him the Local Ordinary there. He was installed at Uvira on 8 December 2013.

Background and education Sébastien-Joseph Muyengo Mulombe was born on 8 May 1958 in Bukavu, South Kivu, in DR Congo. He studied philosophy and theology at seminary. He studied at the University of Toulouse II, graduating with an advanced postgraduate diploma (Diplôme d'études appliquées) (DEA) in Philosophy. He also holds a Doctorate in Theology with specialization in Bioethics from the Catholic University of Toulouse, in France.

Priest On 1 August 1986, he was ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa. He served as priest until 2 February 2012.