Gérard Mulumba Kalemba
Gérard Mulumba Kalemba (8 July 1937 – 15 April 2020) was a Congolese bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was born in Kananga. He became a priest in 1967. He served as bishop of Mweka from 1989 until his retirement in 2017.[1] His brother, Étienne Tshisekedi, and nephew, Félix Tshisekedi, both served as president of their country.[2]
On 15 April 2020, during the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, Mulumba Kalemba died of COVID-19 in Kinshasa. He was 82.[2]
References
- ↑ "Bishop Gérard Mulumba Kalemba". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 RDC: l'oncle du président Tshisekedi, Gérard Mulumba Kalemba, meurt du coronavirus. Radio France Internationale. 15 April 2020. http://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20200415-rdc-loncle-pr%C3%A9sident-tshisekedi-g%C3%A9rard-mulumba-kalemba-d%C3%A9c%C3%A8-coronavirus. Retrieved 16 April 2020.