Zacharie Masimango Katanda () is a Democratic Republic of the Congo Anglican bishop. He was consecrated as the 4th Primate and Archbishop of the

Province of the Anglican Church of the Congo 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 Anglica ...

on 11 September 2016. He has been bishop of the Diocese of Kindu, since 1996. He is married to Naomi.

Ecclesiastical career

Katanda became the first bishop of the Diocese of Kindu, when it was created in 1996. A supporter of the

Anglican realignment The Anglican realignment is a movement among some Anglicans to align themselves under new or alternative oversight within or outside the Anglican Communion. This movement is primarily active in parts of the Episcopal Church in the United States ...

, he is involved with the

Anglican Mission in the Americas The Anglican Mission in the Americas (AMiA) or The Anglican Mission (AM) is a self-governing church inheriting its doctrine and form of worship from the Episcopal Church in the United States (TEC) and Anglican Church of Canada with members and chu ...

. He was candidate to the offices of Primate and Archbishop of the Congo in 2014, against

Henri Isingoma Henri Kahwa Isingoma (born November 24, 1958) is a Democratic Republic of the Congo Anglican bishop. He was the third Primate and Archbishop of the Anglican Church of the Congo since his consecration in August 2009 until March 2016, when he resigne ...

, receiving four votes against five for his opponent. After Isingoma announced his resignation in March 2014, he was once again candidate. He was elected the Primate and Archbishop of the Province of the Anglican Church of the Congo on 11 July 2016. Katanda installation took place at the Cathedral of St. Paul and St. Peter, in

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, on 11 September 2016. Former Archbishop of the

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, preached at the occasion. Among the attendants were also Archbishops

Stanley Ntagali Stanley Ntagali (born 1 March 1955) is a Ugandan Bishop of the Anglican Church who served as Former Chancellor of Uganda Christian University and former Archbishop of Kampala from 2012 to 2020.He also served as Bishop of Masindi-Kitara from 2 ...

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and

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, of

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, and bishop David Bryan, of the

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. Katanda, like his predecessor, is a supporter of

GAFCON The Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (branded as GAFCON or Gafcon) is a global network of conservative Anglicanism, Anglican churches that formed in 2008 in response to an ongoing theological crisis in the worldwide Anglican Communion. ...

and the

. From 2010-2014, he served as Governing Board member of the ACT Alliance.

References

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