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 |  |
| Metropolitan | Lubumbashi |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 73,479 km2 (28,370 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2003) 746,223 199,916 (26.8%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jean-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
See also
- Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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