By decree of the Patriarchal Exarch of Africa, Metropolitan of Cairo and Northern Africa Konstantin, the interim head of the Diocese of Southern Africa from the 11th of March, 2026, in view of the growth of parish life in the deanery of the Republic of the Congo within the Diocese of Southern Africa of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa of the Russian Orthodox Church, the deanery of this country has been divided into two: Central and Western.
The Central Deanery has its center in the capital of Congo, the city of Brazzaville, while the Western Deanery has its center in Pointe-Noire.
Priest John Ndzigula has been appointed Dean of the parishes of the Central Ecclesiastical District of the Republic of the Congo.
Priest Siluan Nkunku has been appointed Dean of the parishes of the Western Ecclesiastical District of the Republic of the Congo.
Patriarchial exarchate of Africa
