Roman Catholic Diocese of Isangi

Diocese of Isangi Dioecesis Isangiensis
Location
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan	Kisangani
Statistics
Area	50,000 km2 (19,000 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2013) 836,000 116,000 (13.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Dieudonné Madrapile Tanzi

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Isangi (Latin : Isangien(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of the Congo .

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathédrale Marie Médiatrice (Mary Mediatrix) located in the city of Isangi .

History

• 14 June 1951: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Isangi on territories split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Basankusu, Apostolic Vicariate of Coquilhatville, Apostolic Vicariate of Lisala and Apostolic Vicariate of Stanleyville
• 2 July 1962: Promoted as Diocese of Isangi

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• Bishops of Isangi (Latin Rite), below
  • Bishop Dieudonné Madrapile Tanzi (2 April 2016 – 23 September 2024)
  • Bishop Camille Lembi Zaneli (2 June 2000 – 8 July 2011)
  • Bishop Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi, O.M.I. (1 September 1988 – 20 May 1997), appointed Bishop of Idiofa
  • Bishop Lodewijk Antoon Jansen, S.M.M. (2 July 1962 – 20 April 1988); see below
• Prefect Apostolic of Isangi (Latin Rite), below
  • Father Lodewijk Antoon Jansen, S.M.M. (10 January 1952 – 2 July 1962); see above

Auxiliary bishop

• Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi, O.M.I. (1984-1988), appointed Bishop here

See also

• Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sources and external links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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