The Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral (french: Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Rosaire) is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the town of Kisangani (formerly Stanleyville) in the province of Tshopo (formerly Eastern Province) in the African country of the

Democratic Republic of Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

History

Its history dates back to 1899. It has been restored several times. The last three battles between the armies of Rwanda and Uganda for control of a port on the Congo caused damage to the building. The cathedral follows the Roman or Latin rite and stands out is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kisangani (''Archidioecesis Kisanganiensis'' or ''Archidiocèse de Kisangani'') that was created by

Pope John XXIII Pope John XXIII ( la, Ioannes XXIII; it, Giovanni XXIII; born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, ; 25 November 18813 June 1963) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 28 October 1958 until his death in June 19 ...

by bula ''Cum parvulum''.

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

visited the cathedral in May 1980. It is under the pastoral responsibility of Archbishop Marcel Utembi Tapa.

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