List_of_Roman_Catholic_dioceses_in_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo

List of Catholic dioceses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

List of Catholic dioceses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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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 the Democratic Republic of Congo as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level), in the national capital Kinshasa.

Current Latin dioceses

Ecclesiastical Province of Bukavu

Ecclesiastical Province of Kananga

Ecclesiastical Province of Kinshasa

Ecclesiastical Province of Kisangani

Ecclesiastical Province of Lubumbashi

Ecclesiastical Province of Mbandaka-Bikoro

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