Camille Lembi Zaneli (April 2, 1950 – July 8, 2011) was the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Isangi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Zaneli was born on April 2, 1950, in Zongo, Belgian Congo. Ordained to the priesthood on September 30, 1979, He worked in seminaries in Kananga and Kinshasa. He also served as a parish priest for two parishes in Martinique in 1999.
He was appointed the bishop of Isangi by Pope John Paul II on June 17, 2000.
Death
Bishop Zaneli was killed in the crash of Hewa Bora Airways Flight 952 at Bangoka International Airport, Kisangani, on July 8, 2011. He was 61 years old.
Notes
- ^ "Congo: nell'incidente aereo di Kisangani è morto anche il vescovo di Isangi mons. Lembi Zaneli". Radio Vaticana. 2011-07-09. Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
- Cheney, David M. "Bishop Camille Lembi Zaneli (Zanelli) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
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