Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa {Latin: "Kinshasan(us)"} is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
History
* 1886.11.22: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Belgian Congo from the Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Congo in Cubango, Angola and the Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas in Gabon
* 1888.05.11: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
* 1959.11.10: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Léopoldville
* 1966.05.30: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kinshasa
pecial Churches
The seat of the archbishop is the Cathédrale Notre Dame du Congo in Kinshasa .
Leadership
* Metropolitan Archbishops of Kinshasa (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (2008 - present)
** Cardinal Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M. (1990.07.07 – 2007.01.06)
** Cardinal Joseph Albert Malula (1966.05.30 – 1989.06.14)
* Metropolitan Archbishops of Léopoldville (Roman rite)
** Cardinal Joseph Albert Malula (1964.07.07 – 1966.05.30)
** Archbishop Félix Scalais, C.I.C.M. (1959.11.10 – 1964.07.07)
* Vicars Apostolic of Léopoldville (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Félix Scalais, C.I.C.M. (1953.06.29 – 1959.11.10)
** Bishop Georges Six, C.I.C.M. (1934.02.26 – 1952.11.24)
** Bishop Natalis de Cleene, C.I.C.M. (1926.03.04 – 1933)
* Bishop Camille Van Ronslé, C.I.C.M. (1896.06.05 – 1926.03.04)
uffragan Dioceses
* Boma
* Idiofa
* Inongo
* Kenge
* Kikwit
* Kisantu
* Matadi
* Popokabaka
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/kins0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
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