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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubumbashi

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubumbashi

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubumbashi (Latin: Lubumbashien(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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History

  • 1910.08.05: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Katanga, on territory split from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
  • 1922.07.18: Lost territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Lulua Katanga (now its suffragan dioceses of Kamina and Kolwesi)
  • 1925.05.12: Lost territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Luapula Supérieur (now its suffragan Sakania–Kipushi)
  • 1932.03.22: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Katanga, still exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See
  • 1959.11.10: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Elisabethville
  • 1966.05.30: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lubumbashi
  • 1977.03.05: Lost territory to the suffragan Roman Catholic Diocese of Sakania–Kipushi
  • Enjoyed a papal visit by Pope John Paul II in August 1985.

    • Special churches

    The seat of the archbishop is the Cathédrale Saints Pierre et Paul in Lubumbashi.

    Leadership

  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Lubumbashi (Latin Rite)
  • Archbishop Floribert Songasonga Mwitwa (since 1998.05.22)
  • Archbishop Eugène Kabanga Songasonga (1967.04.13 – 1998.03.25)
  • Archbishop José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. (1959.11.10 – 1967.04.13)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Katanga (Latin Rite)
  • Archbishop José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. (1958.11.27 – 1959.11.10)
  • Bishop Jean-Félix de Hemptinne, O.S.B. (1910.08.06 – 1958.02.06)

    • Suffragan dioceses

  • Kalemie–Kirungu
  • Kamina
  • Kilwa–Kasenga
  • Kolwezi
  • Kongolo
  • Manono
  • Sakania–Kipushi

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubumbashi Wikipedia
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