Gaston Kashala Ruwezi


Gaston Kashala Ruwezi
Bishop of Sakania-Kipushi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubumbashi
SeeRoman Catholic Diocese of Sakania-Kipushi
Appointed7 April 2004
Installed14 August 2004
PredecessorElie Amsini Kiswaya
SuccessorIncumbent
Orders
Ordination14 July 1990
Consecration14 August 2004
by Floribert Songasonga Mwitwa
RankBishop
Personal details
Born
Gaston Kashala Ruwezi

(1961-04-14) 14 April 1961
Lubumbashi, Archdiocese of Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga Province, DR Congo
Styles of
Gaston Kashala Ruwezi
Reference style
Spoken styleHis Lordship
Religious styleArchbishop

Gaston Kashala Ruwezi S.D.B. (born 14 April 1961) is a Congolese Catholic prelate who serves as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sakania-Kipushi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, since 7 April 2004. Before that, from 14 July 1990 until he was appointed bishop, he was a priest of the Roman Catholic Order of the Salesians of Saint John Bosco. He was appointed bishop on 7 April 2004 by Pope John Paul II. He was consecrated and installed at Kipushi, on 14 August 2004.