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

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on 11 September 2016 and was in office until 23 January 2022. He has been bishop of the Diocese of Kindu, since 1996. He is married to Naomi.

Ecclesiastical career

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

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, he is involved with the

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. He was candidate to the offices of Primate and Archbishop of the Congo in 2014, against Henri Isingoma, 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. Masimango's 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

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and

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, of

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, and bishop

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, of the

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. Masimango, like his predecessor, is a supporter of

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and the

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

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Masimango Katanda, Zacharie Living people Democratic Republic of the Congo Anglicans 20th-century Anglican bishops in Africa 21st-century Anglican bishops in Africa 21st-century Anglican archbishops Year of birth missing (living people) Anglican archbishops of the Congo Anglican bishops of Kindu