Roman Catholic Diocese of Tshumbe

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Metropolitan Kananga Pope Francis Bishop Nicolas Djomo Lola		Rite Latin Rite Area 60,000 km²

Population - Total - Catholics (as of 2004) 683,288 331,353 (48.5%) Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kananga

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tshumbe (Latin: Tshumbeen(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Kananga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathédrale Sainte-Marie in the city of Tshumbe in Kasai-Oriental.

History

May 25, 1936: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Tshumbe, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Kasai

March 14, 1947: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Tshumbe, hence entitled to a titular bishop

Lost territory on 14 June 1951: to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Kole

November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Tshumbe

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(all Latin Rite)

Apostolic Prefect of Tshumbe

Joseph Augustin Hagendorens, Passionists (C.P.) (1936 – 1947.03.13 'se below)

Apostolic Vicar of Tshumbe

Joseph Augustin Hagendorens, C.P. (see above 1947.03.23 – 1959.11.10 'see below), Titular Bishop of Caffa (1947.03.23 – 1959.11.10)

Suffragan Bishops of Tshumbe

Joseph Augustin Hagendorens, C.P. (see above 1959.11.10 – 1968.04.09), later Titular Bishop of Sicca Veneria (1968.04.09 – death 1976.04.20)

Albert Tshomba Yungu (1968.04.09 – 1995.07.22); also President of National Episcopal Conference of Congo (1975 – 1979)

Nicolas Djomo Lola (1997.05.20 - ); also President of Association of Episcopal Conferences of Central Africa (2002 – 2007.07), President of National Episcopal Conference of Congo (2008 – ...).

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