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. He was widely recognized as a champion of peace, dialogue, and human rights.


Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kinshasa
Monsengwo Pasinya in 2007
ChurchCatholic Church
ProvinceKinshasa
SeeKinshasa
Appointed6 December 2007
Installed2 February 2008
Term ended1 November 2018
PredecessorFrédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi
SuccessorFridolin Ambongo Besungu
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria "Regina Pacis" in Ostia mare
Member of the Council of Cardinals
Orders
Ordination21 December 1963
by Gregorio Pietro Agagianian
Consecration4 May 1980
by Pope John Paul II
Created cardinal20 November 2010
by Pope Benedict XVI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya

(1939-10-07)7 October 1939
Mongobele, Belgian Congo
Died11 July 2021(2021-07-11) (aged 81)
Versailles, France
NationalityCongolese
Previous post(s)
  • Auxiliary Bishop of Inongo (1980–1981)
  • Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in Proconsulari (1980–1988)
  • Auxiliary Bishop of Kisangani (1981–1988)
  • Archbishop of Kisangani (1988–2007)
MottoIn fide veritatis
(English: In faith truth)
Coat of arms
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