Archdiocese of Kisangani

Archidioecesis Kisanganiensis
Location
CountryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopMarcel Utembi Tapa
Website
https://www.archidiocesedekisangani.org/

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

  • 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

See also

Sources

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

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