Anglican Church of the Congo

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2012)

Anglicanism portal

The Province of the Anglican Church of the Congo (french: Province de l'Église anglicane du Congo) is a province of the Anglican Communion, stretching over the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo.

History

Formal Anglican structures were established in Boga-Zaire from the 1930s. Metropolitcal authority came from the Archbishop of Canterbury until in 1965 the 'Province of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Boga-Zaire' was established. Following expansion, Uganda became an independent province, leaving the rest of the region as the 'Province of Rwanda, Burundi, and Zaire'.^[1] In 1992 the three countries of the united Province each gained independence under their own individual Metropolitan Archbishop, and the Church of the Province of Zaire came into existence. Their first Archbishop was the Most Rev. Patrice Njojo. In 1997, to reflect the change in name of the nation, the church became known as the Anglican Church of Congo. Archbishop Njojo was succeded by Fidèle Dirokpa in 2003, who held office until 2009. The Most Rev. Henri Kahwa Isingoma was elected the third Archbishop of the Congo on April 28, 2009.^[2]

Archbishop of the Congo

The Archbishop of the Congo is both Metropolitan and Primate. The holders of the office have been:

• The Most Rev. Patrice Njojo, 1992-2003
• The Most Rev. Fidèle Dirokpa, 2003-2009
• The Most Rev. Henri Isingoma, 2009-

Dioceses

The Anglican Church of Congo has eight dioceses:

• Diocese of Aru
• Diocese of Boga
• Diocese of Bukavu
• Diocese of Katanga
• Diocese of Kindu
• Diocese of Kinshasa
• Diocese of Kisangani
• Diocese of Nord Kivu

References

Further reading

• Anglicanism, Neill, Stephen. Harmondsworth, 1965.

External links

• Congo Church Association Official Website
• The Province de l'Église anglicaine du Congo at the Anglican Communion Official Website

v t e Churches in the Anglican Communion Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia · Australia · Bangladesh · Brazil · Burundi · Canada · Central Africa · Central America · Congo · England · Hong Kong and Macau · India, North · India, South · Indian Ocean · Ireland · Japan · Jerusalem and the Middle East · Kenya · Korea · Melanesia · Mexico · Myanmar (Burma) · Nigeria · Pakistan · Papua New Guinea · Philippines · Rwanda · Scotland · South East Asia · Southern Africa · Southern Cone · Sudan (and South Sudan) · Tanzania · Uganda · USA · Wales · West Africa · West Indies Extra-provincial churches Bermuda · Ceylon (Sri Lanka) · Cuba · Falkland Islands · Portugal · Spain Churches in full communion Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church · Union of Utrecht · Philippine Independent Church

This Anglicanism-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v t e