Archdiocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro is the Metropolitan See for the Latin Rite Ecclesiastical province of Mbandaka-Bikoro, in the western part of Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is under the authority of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
The cathedral archiepiscopal see is at the Cathedral of St. Eugene, in Mbandaka, Équateur Province.

Statistics

As per 2015, it pastorally served 646,000 Catholics on 95,000 km² in 34 parishes with 87 priests, 238 lay religious and 42 seminarians.

Established on 11 February 1924 as Apostolic Prefecture of Tsuapa, on colonial territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Nouvelle-Anvers
28 January 1926: Renamed after its see as Apostolic Prefecture of Coquilhatstad=Coquilhatville, having gained more territory from the above Apostolic Vicariate of Nouvelle-Anvers
3 January 1931: Lost territory to establish the Mission sui juris of Bikoro
Promoted on 22 March 1932 as Apostolic Vicariate of Coquilhatville
14 June 1951: Lost territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Isangi
Promoted on 10 November 1959 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Coquilhatville
11 September 1961: Lost territory to establish the Diocese of Ikela
30 May 1966: Renamed with its see as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mbandaka
12 April 1975: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mbandaka–Bikoro, having gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Bikoro whose title was merged in

Its suffragan sees are :

;Apostolic Prefect of Coquilhatville

;Apostolic Vicars of Coquilhatville

;Metropolitan Archbishops of Coquilhatville

;Metropolitan Archbishop of Mbandaka

;Metropolitan Archbishops of Mbandaka-Bikoro

Pierre Wijnants, M.S.C., died 1978
Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, Scheutists, succeeding as former Titular Archbishop of Menefessi as Coadjutor Archbishop of Mbandaka–Bikoro ; later staying on a while as Apostolic Administrator of Mbandaka–Bikoro while Metropolitan Archbishop of Kinshasa, created Cardinal-Priest of S. Lucia a Piazza d’Armi, President of National Episcopal Conference of Congo
Joseph Kumuondala Mbimba, also Apostolic Administrator of Diocese of Bokungu–Ikela, Apostolic Administrator of Diocese of Molegbe ; previously Titular Bishop of Simidicca as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Bokungu–Ikela, succeeding as Bishop of Bokungu–Ikela
Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, Capuchin Franciscans, also Vice-President of National Episcopal Conference of Congo, Apostolic Administrator of Diocese of Bokungu–Ikela ; previously Bishop of above Bokungu–Ikela, also Apostolic Administrator of Diocese of Kole, Apostolic Administrator of Mbandaka–Bikoro ; next Coadjutor Archbishop of Kinshasa, Archbishop of Kinshasa ; created Cardinal-Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all'Acqua Traversa
Ernest Ngboko Ngombe, C.I.C.M. ; previously, Bishop of Lisala