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
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 Bondo Bunia Buta Doruma–Dungu Isangi Isiro–Niangara Mahagi–Nioka Wamba
See also Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sources
GCatholic.org