The Roman Catholic Diocese of Luiza ( la, Ludovican(us)) is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, 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 Roman province, pro ...
located in the territory of
Luiza in the
Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...
of
Kananga
Kananga, formerly known as Luluabourg or Luluaburg, is the capital city of the Kasai-Central, Kasai-Central Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was the capital of the former Kasaï-Occidental , Kasaï-Occidental Province. It is ...
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 ...
.
On January 3, 2014,
Pope Francis
Pope Francis ( la, Franciscus; it, Francesco; es, link=, Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church. He has been the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State since 13 March 2013. ...
accepted the resignation of Luiza's bishop,
Léonard Kasanda Lumembu and appointed as his successor
Félicien Mwanama Galumbulula, a former university professor who was second secretary of the
Episcopal Conference of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The National Episcopal Conference of the Congo (French: ''Conférence Épiscopale Nationale du Congo'' or CENCO) is the national episcopal conference of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The conference is a member of the Association of Episco ...
(CENCO) from 2008 to 2014.
[ He was installed on March 23, 2014.
]
History
* September 26, 1967: Established as the Diocese of Luiza from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luluabourg
* March 25, 2022: Lost territory to establish the Diocese of Tshilomba
Leadership
;Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
s of Luiza
* Archbishop (personal title) Bernard Mels, C.I.C.M. (September 26, 1967 – October 3, 1970)
*Bishop Godefroid Mukeng’a Kalond, C.I.C.M. (August 30, 1971 – March 3, 1997), appointed Archbishop of Kananga
* Bishop Léonard Kasanda Lumembu, C.I.C.M. (April 3, 1998[ – present)
]
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 ...
References
External links
*
*
Roman Catholic dioceses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Christian organizations established in 1967
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Kananga
{{DRCongo-RC-diocese-stub