Archdiocese of Kisangani

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisangani 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

The seat of the archbishop is the Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Rosaire in Kisangani.

Metropolitan Archbishops of Kisangani, below
* Archbishop Marcel Utembi Tapa
* Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya ; promoted to Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa and Primate of the DRC; named Cardinal in 2010
* Archbishop Augustin Fataki Alueke
* Archbishop Nicolas Kinsch, S.C.I. ; see below
Vicars Apostolic of Stanley-ville, below
* Bishop Nicolas Kinsch, S.C.I. ; see above
* Bishop Camille Verfaillie, S.C.I.
Vicar Apostolic of Stanley Falls, below
* Bishop Émile-Gabriel Grison, S.C.I. ; see below
Prefect Apostolic of Stanley Falls, below
* Father Émile-Gabriel Grison, S.C.I. ; ''see above''