The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tshumbe ( la, Tshumbeen(sis)) is a Latin

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in the

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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

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. Its

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

History

* 25 May 1936: Established as

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of Tshumbe, on territory split off from the then

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

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* Lost territory on 14 June 1951: to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Kole * 10 November 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Tshumbe

Ordinaries

(all

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) ; ''Apostolic Prefect of Tshumbe'' * Joseph Augustin Hagendorens,

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(C.P.) (28 Jul 1936 – 14 March 1947 ''see below'') ; ''Apostolic Vicar of Tshumbe'' * Joseph Augustin Hagendorens, C.P. (''see above'' 14 March 1947 – 10 November 1959 ''see below''),

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(23 March 1947 – 10 November 1959) ; ''Suffragan Bishops of Tshumbe'' * Joseph Augustin Hagendorens, C.P. (''see above'' 10 November 1959 – 9 April 1968), later Titular Bishop of

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(9 April 1968 – death 20 April 1976) * Albert Tshomba Yungu (9 April 1968 – 22 July 1995); also President of National Episcopal Conference of Congo (1975 – 1979) * Nicolas Djomo Lola (20 May 1997 – 11 June 2022); also President of

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(2002 – 07.2007), President of National Episcopal Conference of Congo (2008 – 24 June 2016). *Vincent Tshomba Shamba Kotsho (11 June 2022 - ... )

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History

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