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The Holy '''Holy Archdiocese of Kinshasa and Central Africa''' is a [[diocese]] under the [[jurisdiction ]] of the Greek Orthodox [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]] and All Africa. Its territory includes the [[parish]]es and missions located in the countries Democratic Republic of the Congo (the DRC) and the Congolese Republic (Congo-Brazzaville). ==History==The see of RwandaElisabethville (modern Lubumbashi) in Belgian Congo was established as '''Archdiocese of Central Africa and All the Equator''' on [[November 28]], Burundi1958 by the Patriarchate of Alexandria with [[Archbishop]] Kyprianos as the first ruling hierarch. He was succeeded by Abp. Nicodemus. In 1977, Democratic Republic Abp. Timothy (Kontomeros) moved the see to Kinshasa, the capital of Zaire (modern Congo), and became the ruling [[bishop]] of the [[missionary]] activities of the diocese until his repose in 2003. In 2003, [[Archimandrite]] [[Ignatios (Madenlides) of Pentapolis|Ignatios (Madenlidis)]], who had been a missionary in Kananga for twenty years, was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] as the Archbishop of Central Africa. On [[November 11]], 2006, His Eminence founded the [[Archdiocese of Katanga|Diocese of Kolwezi]] in Congounder his omophorion. After his resignation in 2010, Archimandrite [[Nikiforos (Mikragiannanitis) of Central Africa|Nikiforos (Mikragiannanitis)]] was consecrated on [[October 24]], 2010 and enthroned in the Cathedral Church of St. Nicholas in Kinshasa on [[December 19]], 2010.<ref>[http://pa-imka.org/index.php/en/archbishopric-en/history-Brazzavilleen History of the Archdiocese]</ref> On November 24, 2015, following the new administrative changes in the Congolese provinces by the government and the elevation of the see of Kolwezi to an independent archbishopric, the archdiocese received its current name.

*Kyprianos (Papadopoulos) 1958–1973*Nicodemos (Galiatsatos) 1974–1976*Timothy (Kontomeros) 1976–2003*[[Timotheos Ignatios (Madenlides) of Central AfricaPentapolis|TimotheosIgnatios (Madenlides)]] ?-2003 2003–2010<small>(lost territory to establish the [[Archdiocese of Katanga|Diocese of Kolwezi]] and the [[Archdiocese of Brazzaville|Diocese of Brazzaville]])</small>*[[Ignatios Nikiforos (MadenlidesMikragiannanitis) of Central AfricaKinshasa|Ignatios Nikiforos (MadenlidesMikragiannanitis)]] 2003-Present 2010–Present<small>(lost territory to establish the [[Archdiocese of Kananga]], the [[Diocese of Goma]] and the [[Diocese of Kisangani]])</small> ==Reference==<references/>

==SourceSources==*[http://pa-imka.org/index.php/en/ The Official site of the Archdiocese of Central Africa of the Orthodox Church]

[[Categorypt:Orthodoxy in Africa|Arquidiocese da África Central Africa]][[Category: Dioceses|Central Africa]][[Category: Alexandria Patriarchate Dioceses|Central Africae Todo o Equador]]