Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisangani

History

• August 3, 1904: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Stanley Falls from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
• March 10, 1908: Promoted as the Apostolic Vicariate of Stanley Falls
• March 10, 1949: Renamed as the Apostolic Vicariate of Stanley-ville
• November 10, 1959: Promoted as the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Stanley-ville
• May 30, 1966: Renamed as the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kisangani

  Special churches

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• 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

  Auxiliary bishops

• Alphonse-Marie Runiga Musanganya, appointed Bishop of Mahagi-Nioka
• Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, appointed Archbishop here; future Cardinal

  Suffragan dioceses

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