Diocese of Isiro–Niangara
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Isiro–Niangara is a diocese located in the cities of Isiro–Niangara in the ecclesiastical province of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
History
- 18 December 1911: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Eastern Uélé from the Apostolic Prefecture of Uélé
- 6 May 1924: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Uélé
- 14 December 1926: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Niangara
- 10 November 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Niangara
- 23 March 1970: Renamed as Diocese of Isiro – Niangara
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Bishops of Isiro–Niangara, below
- * Bishop Julien Andavo Mbia
- * Bishop Charles Kambale Mbogha, A.A., appointed Archbishop of Bukavu
- * Bishop Emile Aiti Waro Leru’a
- * Bishop Ambroise Uma Arakayo Amabe
- * Bishop François Oddo de Wilde, O.P. ; see below
- Bishop of Niangara, below
- * Bishop François Oddo de Wilde, O.P. ; see above & below
- Vicars Apostolic of Niangara, below
- * Bishop François Oddo de Wilde, O.P. ; see above
- * Bishop Robert Costanzo Lagae, O.P.
- Prefects Apostolic of Eastern Uélé, below
- * Fr. Emilio Rolin, O.P.
- * Fr. Reginaldo van Schoote, O.P.
Coadjutor bishop
- Ambroise Uma Arakayo Amabe
Another priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Dieudonné Madrapile Tanzi, appointed Bishop of Isangi in 2016