Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamina

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamina (Latin: Kainaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Kamina in the Ecclesiastical province of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Diocese of Kamina

Dioecesis Kaminaensis
Location
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
MetropolitanLubumbashi
Statistics
Area73,479 km2 (28,370 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2003)
746,223
199,916 (26.8%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJean-Anatole Kalala Kaseba

History

  • July 18, 1922: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lulua and Central Katanga from the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Kasai and Apostolic Prefecture of Katanga
  • February 26, 1934: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Lulua and Central Katanga
  • July 8, 1948: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Lulua
  • November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Kamina

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

  • Bishops of Kamina (Latin Rite), below
    • Bishop Jean-Anatole Kalala Kaseba (since 1990.01.22)
    • Bishop Barthélémy Malunga (1971.03.11 – 1990.01.22)
    • Bishop Victor Petrus Keuppens, O.F.M. (1959.11.10 – 1971.03.11), appointed Bishop of Kolwezi; see below
  • Vicars Apostolic of Lulua (Latin Rite), below
    • Bishop Victor Petrus Keuppens, O.F.M. (1950.06.25 – 1959.11.10); see above
    • Bishop Camillo Paolo A. Stappers, O.F.M. (1934.02.26 – 1949); see below
  • Prefect Apostolic of Lulua and Central Katanga (Latin Rite), below
    • Father Camillo Paolo A. Stappers, O.F.M. (1922 – 1934.02.26); see above

Auxiliary bishop

  • Barthélémy Malunga (1969-1971), appointed Bishop here
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See also

  • Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sources



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