Roman Catholic Diocese of Monze
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Monze ( la, Monzen(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 Monze in
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 ...
.


History

* March 10, 1962: Established as Diocese of Monze from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lusaka


Bishops

* James Corboy, S.J. (10 March 1962 – 26 November 1991) * Paul Lungu, S.J. (26 November 1991 – 29 April 1998) * Emilio Patriarca (22 June 1999 – 10 February 2014) * Moses Hamungole (10 February 2014 – 13 January 2021) * Raphael Mweempwa (25 February 2022 – present)


See also

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Roman Catholicism in Zambia The Catholic Church in Zambia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. There are over about three million Catholics in the country, or 21% of the total population. There are ten dioceses, inclu ...


References


External links


GCatholic.org


Roman Catholic dioceses in Zambia Christian organizations established in 1962 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Lusaka {{Africa-RC-diocese-stub