# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/tharcisse-tshibangu-tshishiku
# Generated: 2026-08-15T20:50:17.253Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/tharcisse-tshibangu-tshishiku"
name: "Tharcisse Tshibangu Tshishiku"
slug: "tharcisse-tshibangu-tshishiku"
description: "Tharcisse Tshibangu Tshishiku was a Congolese Catholic prelate who was the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbujimayi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 26 November 1991 until his age-related retirement on 1 August 2009.\nBefore that, from 1 September 1970 until 26 November 1991, he was auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa. He was concurrently appointed Titular Bishop of Scampa. He was consecrated and installed at Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo on 6 December 1970 at the age of 37. On 26 November 1991 Pope John Paul II transferred him to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbujimayi and appointed him Local Ordinary there. His retirement request was accepted by Pope Francis and took effect on 1 Aug 2009. Bishop Tharcisse Tshibangu Tshishiku died on Wednesday, 29 December 2021 at the University Clinics of Kinshasa at the age 88."
tagline: "Congolese catholic priest (1933–2021)"
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gender: "male"
category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "religious-figure"
birthDate: "1933-04-23"
deathDate: "2021-12-29"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump