Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisangani

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisangani (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.

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

Suffragan dioceses

 * Bondo
 * Bunia
 * Buta
 * Doruma–Dungu
 * Isangi
 * Isiro–Niangara
 * Mahagi–Nioka
 * Wamba