Bishop Sébastien Muyengo Mulombe was named Bishop of Uvira, Congo (Dem. Rep.).
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo, S.D.B. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Lubumbashi in July 2008.
Bishop Muyengo Mulombe had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa.