The Russian Orthodox Church received a certificate of state registration in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Exarchate of Africa

The Russian Orthodox Church has legally established its presence in one more country on the African continent.

On October 16, 2026, in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Minister of State, Minister of Justice, and Keeper of the Seal Guillaume Ngefa Atondoko solemnly presented a delegation from the Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa with a certificate of state registration of the Russian Orthodox Church in the country.

The event was attended by Dmitri Nikitin, First Counselor of the Russian Embassy in the DRC; Priest Nicholas Musoya, Dean of Parishes in the country; Hieromonk Cleonic (Madudu), rector of the Parish of the Archangel Raphael in Kinshasa; and Priest Ambrose Bukasa, rector of the Parish of St. Moses Murin in Kwilu Province. Representing the Ministry of Justice were M. Gaston Osanga, Chief of the Minister’s Office, and other staff members.

Earlier this year, certificates of state registration for the Russian Orthodox Church were received in the Republic of Cameroon, the Republic of Madagascar, and the Republic of the Congo.

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