Marcel Utembi Tapa

Marcel Utembi Tapa (7 January 1959 –) is a Congolese prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who serves as the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kisangani.

Archbishop Marcel Utembi Tapa in September 2017

Quotes

• Humanly, left to ourselves, we are incapable of doing a divine work, our power comes from God and it is in prayer and faith that it finds its source.
  • “Humanly, left to ourselves, we are incapable of doing a divine work”: DR Congo Prelate (26 February 2020)

• I can only say that I salute and welcome the fight against racism and all forms of discrimination. The realisation of a plural and multicultural world must be a priority in this 21st century.
  • DRC's Archbishop Utembi: I salute the fight against racism (17 June 2020)