The diocese of Kabwe (in

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: ''Dioecesis Kabvensis'') is a

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of the

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located in

Kabwe Kabwe is the capital of the Zambian Central Province and the Kabwe District, with a population estimated at 202,914 at the 2010 census. Named Broken Hill until 1966, it was founded when lead and zinc deposits were discovered in 1902. Kabwe also ...

Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most central point. Its neighbours are t ...

Territory

The diocese is composed of the following districts of the Central Province of

: Chisamba, Kabwe, Kapiri Mposhi, Mkushi, Chibombo and Serenje. The see is located in the city of

, where is located the

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of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The territory is divided into 31 parishes.

History

The diocese was created on October 29, 2011, by the Papal bull ''Cum nuper'' of Pope

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, taking territories of the dioceses of

Mpika Mpika is a town in the Muchinga Province of Zambia, lying at the junction of the M1 Road to Kasama and Mbala and the Tanzam Highway ( Great North Road) to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in the north-east and Lusaka in the south-west. It also has a r ...

and Lusaka.

Bishops

* Clement Mulenga, S.D.B., since October 29, 2011

Statistics

At the date of creation, the diocese counted 138,810 baptized among a population of 1,078,334 people, which is 12.9%. , - , 2011 , , 138.810 , , 1.078.334 , , 12,9 , , 37 , , 12 , , 25 , , 3.752 , , , , 25 , , 70 , , 17

References

External links

The diocese on Catholic-hierarchy.org

Notification of the creation of the diocese

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabwe