Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisangani

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisangani (Latin: Kisanganien(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Archdiocese of Kisangani

Archidioecesis Kisanganiensis
Location
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopMarcel Utembi Tapa

History
  • August 3, 1904: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Stanley Falls from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
  • March 10, 1908: Promoted as the Apostolic Vicariate of Stanley Falls
  • March 10, 1949: Renamed as the Apostolic Vicariate of Stanley-ville
  • November 10, 1959: Promoted as the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Stanley-ville
  • May 30, 1966: Renamed as the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kisangani

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is the Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Rosaire in Kisangani.

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Kisangani (Roman rite), below
    • Archbishop Marcel Utembi Tapa (since 28 November 2008)
    • Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (1 September 1988 – 6 December 2007); promoted to Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa and Primate of the DRC; named Cardinal in 2010
    • Archbishop Augustin Fataki Alueke (26 September 1967 - 1 September 1988)
    • Archbishop Nicolas Kinsch, S.C.I. (10 November 1959 - 26 September 1967); see below
  • Vicars Apostolic of Stanley-ville (Roman rite), below
    • Bishop Nicolas Kinsch, S.C.I. (7 May 1958 – 10 November 1959); see above
    • Bishop Camille Verfaillie, S.C.I. (1 February 1934 – 1958)
  • Vicar Apostolic of Stanley Falls (Roman rite), below
    • Bishop Émile-Gabriel Grison, S.C.I. (12 March 1908 - 28 March 1933); see below
  • Prefect Apostolic of Stanley Falls (Roman rite), below
    • Father Émile-Gabriel Grison, S.C.I. (3 August 1904 - 12 March 1908); see above

Auxiliary bishops
  • Alphonse-Marie Runiga Musanganya (1979-1980), appointed Bishop of Mahagi-Nioka
  • Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (1981-1988), appointed Archbishop here; future Cardinal

Suffragan dioceses

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sources

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