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Bishop(s)

FridolinAmbongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap., Cardinal, Archbishop
EdouardIsango Nkoyo, Auxiliary Bishop
CharlesNdaka Salabisala, Auxiliary Bishop
EdouardTsimba Ngoma, C.I.C.M., Auxiliary Bishop
EdouardKisonga Ndinga, S.S.S., Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Name Changed:30 May 1966
Metropolitan See
Depends on: Dicastery forEvangelization
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country:Congo, The Democratic Republic of
Square Kilometers: 8,500 (3,283 Square Miles)
Mailing Address: Archeveche, 2 Avenue de l'Universite, Quartier Mososo, Commune Limete, Kinshasa 1, Rep, Democratique du Congo
Telephone: (081)438.76.05

Historical Details

Mission "Sui Iuris" of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga} o Indipendente
- Erected:22 November 1886
- Country:Congo, The Democratic Republic of
Vicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga} o Indipendente
- Elevated:11 May 1888
- Vicariate
- Country:Congo, The Democratic Republic of
Vicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga}
- Latin Name:Congi Belgici
- Name Changed:1908
- Vicariate
- Country:Congo, The Democratic Republic of
Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville
- Latin Name:Leopoldopolitanus
- Name Changed:3 April 1919
- Vicariate
- Country:Congo, The Democratic Republic of
Archdiocese of Léopoldville
- Latin Name:Leopoldopolitana
- Elevated:10 November 1959
- Metropolitan See
- Country:Congo, The Democratic Republic of

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Mission "Sui Iuris" of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga} o Indipendente
22 November 1886	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic ofTwo Guineas {Des Deux Guinées}	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga} o Indipendente (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga} o Indipendente
11 May 1888	Elevated	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga} o Indipendente	Vicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga} o Indipendente
12 May 1898	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga} o Indipendente	Prefecture Apostolic ofUélé / Wellé (erected)
31 January 1903	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga} o Indipendente	Prefecture Apostolic ofKoango o Kwango (erected)
18 March 1904	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga} o Indipendente	Prefecture Apostolic ofKasaï Superiore (erected)
3 August 1904	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga} o Indipendente	Prefecture Apostolic ofStanley Falls (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga}
1908	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga} o Indipendente	Vicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga}
5 August 1910	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga}	Prefecture Apostolic ofKatanga (erected)
7 April 1911	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga} (Between the Ubangi and Congo rivers)	Prefecture Apostolic ofUbanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi} (erected)
1 July 1911	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga} (Area between the Congo River and the Southern limits of the Belgian dominion)	Prefecture Apostolic ofMatadi (erected)
3 April 1919	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga} (Northern region)	Vicariate Apostolic ofNouvelle-Anvers (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville
3 April 1919	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga}	Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville
31 May 1921	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville (Part of Mayomba)	Prefecture Apostolic ofMatadi
22 February 1923	Territory Added		Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville (Boundaries clarified) Prefecture Apostolic ofMatadi (Boundaries clarified)
29 January 1924	Territory Added	Prefecture Apostolic ofKoango o Kwango (Ndolo) Archdiocese ofMakassar (Kinshasa)	Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville
30 June 1926	Territory Added		Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville (Boundaries clarified) Prefecture Apostolic ofMatadi (Boundaries clarified)
27 April 1927	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville (Bafalce, Belongo Weti, and Hongo)	Prefecture Apostolic ofCoquilhatville
3 January 1931	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic ofCoquilhatville (Bikoro) Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville (Remaining part of Bikoro)	Mission "Sui Iuris" ofBikoro (erected)
26 February 1934	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville (Majumbe)	Vicariate Apostolic ofBoma (erected)
5 January 1939	Territory Added	Vicariate Apostolic ofMatadi (area south of the urban district of Léopoldville city)	Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville
24 May 1950	Territory Added		Vicariate Apostolic ofCoquilhatville (Boundries adjusted) Vicariate Apostolic ofKoango o Kwango (Boundries adjusted) Vicariate Apostolic ofKisantu (Boundries adjusted) Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville (Boundries adjusted)
14 June 1951	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville (Lómela and Dehese along with part of Kole and Eastern part of Oshwe)	Prefecture Apostolic ofKole (erected)
29 June 1953	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville	Vicariate Apostolic ofInongo (erected)
5 December 1958	Territory Added		Vicariate Apostolic ofKisantu Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville
Archdiocese of Léopoldville
10 November 1959	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville	Archdiocese of Léopoldville
Archdiocese of Kinshasa
30 May 1966	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Léopoldville	Archdiocese of Kinshasa

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville
1950	116,631	481,653	24.2%	4	110	114	1,023	169	166		ap1951
Archdiocese of Léopoldville
Archdiocese of Kinshasa
1970	560,300	1,250,000	44.8%		225	225	2,490	322	337	30	ap1971
1980	1,096,000	2,030,000	54.0%	44	190	234	4,683	325	331	73	ap1981
1988	1,700,000	3,400,000	50.0%	113	212	325	5,230	498	382	94	ap1991
1998	3,700,000	6,000,000	61.7%	330	377	707	5,233	914	1,271	123	ap2001
2001	3,900,000	6,500,000	60.0%	354	237	591	6,598	667	1,123	125	ap2002
2002	3,900,000	6,500,000	60.0%	363	276	639	6,103	764	1,141	125	ap2003
2003	3,900,000	6,500,000	60.0%	405	388	793	4,918	921	1,206	125	ap2004
2004	3,500,000	7,000,000	50.0%	311	680	991	3,531	1,139	1,679	125	ap2005
2006	3,601,000	7,203,000	50.0%	336	702	1,038	3,469	1,249	1,813	125	ap2007
2013	5,830,000	10,516,000	55.4%	196	970	1,166	5,000	1,661	1,982	143	ap2014
2016	6,378,000	11,323,000	56.3%	238	970	1,208	5,279	1,661	1,982	143	ap2017
2019	7,118,000	12,940,000	55.0%	226	970	1,196	5,951	1,721	1,028	158	ap2020
2021	7,253,356	12,256,830	59.2%	269	413	682	10,635	1,164	543	160	ap2022
2023	7,744,000	13,084,000	59.2%	299	449	748	10,352	1,214	993	160	ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

DominiqueBulamatari Kizayakana † (Priest: 20 Apr1980;Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Oct1999 to 14 Nov2009)
Noël (Natal-Pierre-Marie)de Cleene, C.I.C.M. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 18 Dec1924;Vicar Apostolic: 4 Mar1926 to 20 Jul1932)
FrédéricEtsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M. † (Archbishop: 7 Jul1990 to 6 Jan2007)
Joseph-AlbertMalula † (Priest: 9 Jun1946;Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Jul1959;Archbishop: 7 Jul1964 to 14 Jun1989)
EugèneMoke Motsüri † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Sep1970 to 11 May1991)
LaurentMonsengwo Pasinya † (Archbishop: 6 Dec2007 to 1 Nov2018)
PhilippeNkiere Keana, C.I.C.M. †
DanielNlandu Mayi † (Priest: 20 Apr1980;Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Oct1999 to 11 Nov2008;Apostolic Administrator: 13 Jan2007 to 2 Feb2008)
SimonN’Zita Wa Ne Malanda †
FélixScalais, C.I.C.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 29 Jun1953;Archbishop: 10 Nov1959 to 7 Jul1964)
Hildon-Georges-MarieSix, C.I.C.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 26 Feb1934 to 24 Nov1952)
TharcisseTshibangu Tshishiku † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Sep1970 to 26 Nov1991)
François CamilleVan Ronslé, C.I.C.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 5 Jun1896 to 4 Mar1926)

Source(s)

Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 11, Page 228, and Page 229
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 15, Page 122, and Page 123
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 18, Page 428, and Page 429
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 31, Page 181, and Page 182
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 284, and Page 285
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 110
Archdiocese of Léopoldville
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 16, Page 149, and Page 150
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 52, Page 372, to Page 377