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Archdiocese of Kisangani

*Archidioecesis Kisanganiensis*
Archdiocese of Kisangani; Archidioecesis Kisanganiensis
	Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Rosaire
Location
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Archbishop	Marcel Utembi Tapa
Website
	https://www.archidiocesedekisangani.org/

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisangani

Last updated July 08, 2025

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
Léonard Ndjadi Ndjate (since 13 May 2023)

Suffragan dioceses

Sources

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

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