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.

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.

Leadership

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Kisangani (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Marcel Utembi Tapa (since 2008.11.28)
  • Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (1988.09.01 – 2007.12.06); promoted to Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa and Primate of the DRC; named Cardinal
  • Archbishop Augustin Fataki Alueke (1967.09.26 – 1988.09.01)
  • Archbishop Nicolas Kinsch, S.C.I. (1959.11.10 – 1967.09.26)
• Vicars Apostolic of Stanley-ville (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Nicolas Kinsch, S.C.I. (1958.05.07 – 1959.11.10)
  • Bishop Camille Verfaillie, S.C.I. (1934.02.01 – 1958)
• Vicars Apostolic of Stanley Falls (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Émile-Gabriel Grison, S.C.I. (1904.08.03 – 1933.03.28)

Suffragan dioceses

• Bondo
• Bunia
• Buta
• Doruma–Dungu
• Isangi
• Isiro–Niangara
• Mahagi–Nioka
• Wamba

See also

• Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information