Marcel Utembi Tapa

{{Short description|Congolese Catholic archbishop}}

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| previous_post = Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mahagi–Nioka (2001-2008)

| present_post = Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisangani

| post = 2008-present

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Marcel Utembi Tapa (born 7 January 1959) is a Congolese Roman Catholic prelate who has served as the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisangani since 28 November 2008. He is also the President of the Episcopal Conference of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Cenco) since 2016.{{cite news |first=|last=|title=Haut-Uele : l’évêque du diocèse de Dungu-Doruma décédé à Kinshasa |url=https://www.mediacongo.net/article-actualite-89609_haut_uele_l_eveque_du_diocese_de_dungu_doruma_decede_a_kinshasa.html |work=MediaCongo.net |date=2021-07-03 |access-date=2021-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710222750/https://www.mediacongo.net/article-actualite-89609_haut_uele_l_eveque_du_diocese_de_dungu_doruma_decede_a_kinshasa.html |archive-date=2021-07-10 |url-status=live}}

Previously, Utembi Tapa has served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mahagi–Nioka from 2001 to 2008.