Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa {Latin: Kinshasan(us)} is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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[edit] History
- 1886.11.22: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Belgian Congo from the Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Congo in Cubango, Angola and the Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas in Gabon
- 1888.05.11: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
- 1959.11.10: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Léopoldville
- 1966.05.30: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kinshasa
[edit] Special Churches
The seat of the archbishop is the Cathédrale Notre Dame du Congo in Kinshasa .
[edit] Leadership
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Kinshasa (Roman rite)
- Cardinal Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M. (1990.07.07 – 2007.01.06)
- Cardinal Joseph Albert Malula (1966.05.30 – 1989.06.14)
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Léopoldville (Roman rite)
- Cardinal Joseph Albert Malula (1964.07.07 – 1966.05.30)
- Archbishop Félix Scalais, C.I.C.M. (1959.11.10 – 1964.07.07)
- Vicars Apostolic of Léopoldville (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Félix Scalais, C.I.C.M. (1953.06.29 – 1959.11.10)
- Bishop Georges Six, C.I.C.M. (1934.02.26 – 1952.11.24)
- Bishop Natalis de Cleene, C.I.C.M. (1926.03.04 – 1933)
- Bishop Camille Van Ronslé, C.I.C.M. (1896.06.05 – 1926.03.04)
