List of Catholic dioceses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Roman Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Belgian Congo, Zaire; also known as Congo-Kinshasa) is composed only of a Latin hierarchy, united in the national Episcopal Conference of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (French Conférence Episcopale Nationale du Congo (CENCO) ), comprising six ecclesiastical provinces, each under a Metropolitan Archbishop, and a total of 41 suffragan dioceses, each under a bishop.
There are no Eastern Catholic, pre-diocesan or other exempt jurisdictions.
There are no titular sees. The only defunct jurisdiction without proper current successor see, Diocese of Bikoro, is nevertheless preserved in its heir Mbandaka-Bikoro's title.
There is an Apostolic Nunciature to Democratic Republic of Congo as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level), in the national capital Kinshasa.
Current Latin dioceses[]
Ecclesiastical Province of Bukavu[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bukavu
Ecclesiastical Province of Kananga[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kananga
Ecclesiastical Province of Kinshasa[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kinshasa
Ecclesiastical Province of Kisangani[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kisangani
- Diocese of Bondo
- Diocese of Bunia
- Diocese of Buta
- Diocese of Doruma-Dungu
- Diocese of Isangi
- Diocese of Isiro-Niangara
- Diocese of Mahagi-Nioka
- Diocese of Wamba
Ecclesiastical Province of Lubumbashi[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lubumbashi
- Diocese of Kalemie-Kirungu
- Diocese of Kamina
- Diocese of Kilwa-Kasenga
- Diocese of Kolwezi
- Diocese of Kongolo
- Diocese of Manono
- Diocese of Sakania-Kipushi
Ecclesiastical Province of Mbandaka-Bikoro[]
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro
- Diocese of Basankusu
- Diocese of Bokungu-Ikela
- Diocese of Budjala
- Diocese of Lisala
- Diocese of Lolo
- Diocese of Molegbe
See also[]
Sources and external links[]
- Roman Catholic dioceses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Lists of Roman Catholic dioceses by country