Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya
Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (7 October 1939 – 11 July 2021) was a Congolese prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the Archbishop of Kinshasa from 2007 to 2018. He became a cardinal in 2010.
| His Eminence Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kinshasa | |
 Monsengwo Pasinya in 2007 | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Province | Kinshasa |
| See | Kinshasa |
| Appointed | 6 December 2007 |
| Enthroned | 2 February 2008 |
| Reign ended | 1 November 2018 |
| Predecessor | Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi |
| Successor | Fridolin Ambongo Besungu |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria "Regina Pacis" in Ostia mare Member of the Council of Cardinals |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 21 December 1963 |
| Consecration | 4 May 1980 by Pope John Paul II |
| Created Cardinal | 20 November 2010 |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya |
| Born | 7 October 1939 Mongobele, Belgian Congo |
| Died | 11 July 2021 (aged 81) Versailles, France |
| Nationality | Congolese |
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| Motto | In fide veritatis (English: In faith truth) |
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Pasinya died on 11 July 2021 under hospice care in Versailles, France at the age of 81.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Assignon, Carole (11 July 2021). "Le cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya est mort ce dimanche" [Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya died this Sunday]. Deutsche Welle (in français).
- ↑ Le Normand, Xavier (11 July 2021). "Grande figure de l'Église congolaise, le cardinal Monsengwo est mort" [Great figure of the Congolese Church, Cardinal Monsengwo is dead]. La Croix (in français).