The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamina ( la, Kainaën(sis)) is a
diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
located in the city of
Kamina
Kamina is the capital city of Haut-Lomami Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Transport
Kamina is known as an important railway node; three lines of the DRC railways run from Kamina toward the north, west, and south-east. The m ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...
of
Lubumbashi
Lubumbashi (former names: ( French), (Dutch)) is the second-largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in the country's southeasternmost part, along the border with Zambia. The capital and principal city of the Haut-Katang ...
in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
.
History
* July 18, 1922: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lulua and Central Katanga from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Kasai
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and
Apostolic Prefecture of Katanga The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubumbashi ( la, Lubumbashien(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
History
* 1910.08.05: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Ka ...
* 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
Leadership
;Bishops of Kamina
* Bishop Jean-Anatole Kalala Kaseba (1990.01.22 – 2020.12.03)
* Bishop
Barthélémy Malunga (1971.03.11 – 1990.01.22)
* Bishop
Victor Petrus Keuppens
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,
O.F.M. (1959.11.10 – 1971.03.11)
; Vicars Apostolic of Lulua
* Bishop Victor Petrus Keuppens, O.F.M. (1950.06.25 – 1959.11.10)
* Bishop
Camillo Paolo A. Stappers, O.F.M. (1934.02.26 – 1949)
;Prefect Apostolic of Lulua and Central Katanga
* Father Camillo Paolo A. Stappers, O.F.M. (1922 – 1934.02.26)
;Auxiliaries
*
Barthélémy Malunga (1969-1971)
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Catholicism has a major presence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
Of a population of 70,916,439, there are about 35 million Catholics i ...
Sources
GCatholic.org
Kamina
Roman Catholic dioceses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Christian organizations established in 1922
Katanga Province
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Lubumbashi
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