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
Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Rosaire
Location
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Marcel Utembi Tapa
Website
https://www.archidiocesedekisangani.org/

History

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

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

See also

• Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• "Archdiocese of Kisangani". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.