Diocese of Isangi

Isangien(sis)

Latin Church

Latin-rite diocese on the Congo River in Tshopo province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Established as an apostolic prefecture 14 June 1951 from territory of four apostolic vicariates and elevated to a diocese 2 July 1962; it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kisangani. Its cathedral is the Cathedrale Marie Mediatrice in Isangi; the see has been vacant since Bishop Dieudonne Madrapile Tanzi's tenure ended in September 2024.

On the map

Isangi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established: 1951
Catholics: 116,000
Priests: 35
Territory: 50,000 km²

Parishes and churches

9 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Apostolic Administrator of Isangi: Dieudonné Madrapile Tanzi
Born: 18 August 1958
Birthplace: Faradje

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The cathedral

Cathedrale Marie Mediatrice, Isangi stands in Isangi, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Isangi, a city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, gives its name to a Latin suffragan diocese (Latin: Isangien(sis)) within the ecclesiastical province of Kisangani. The bishop's seat is the Cathédrale Marie Médiatrice, dedicated to Mary Mediatrix, in Isangi itself.

The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 2 July 1962
Latin: Isangien(sis)
Annuario code: 001001675

The see in figures

Catholics: 116,000
Population: 836,000
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 13.9%
Priests: 35
Catholics per priest: 3,314
Extent: 50,000 km²
Catholics per km²: 2.3

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

How to reach it

Diocesan offices: Avenue de l'Eglise N. 01 Camp, Mission Catholique, B.P. 43, Isangi [par Kisangani], Rép. Démocratique du Congo
Telephone: [099]055.29.02
Email: [email protected]

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The province of Kisangani

A suffragan of Kisangani.

The sees of this province:

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].