Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa (Latin: Kinshasan(us)) is the Metropolitan archdiocese of the Ecclesiastical province of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The Cathedral see of the archbishop is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Congo (Cathédrale Notre Dame du Congo) in national capital Kinshasa.

History

Ordinaries

(all Roman Rite, initially missionary members of the Latin Scheutists (C.I.C.M.))

Ecclesiastical superiors of the Mission sui iuris of Belgian Congo

(not available)

Apostolic Vicars of Belgian Congo
Apostolic Vicars of Léopoldville
Metropolitan Archbishops of Léopoldville
Metropolitan Archbishops of Kinshasa

Auxiliary Bishops

Ecclesiastical province

Besides the archdiocese, it comprises the following Suffragan dioceses:

See also

References

Coordinates: 4°19′26″S 15°17′40″E / 4.3238°S 15.2944°E / -4.3238; 15.2944

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