Chipata diocese

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Chipata diocese
Basic data
Country Zambia
Metropolitan bishopric Archdiocese of Lusaka
Diocesan bishop George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu
founding 1937
surface 69,106 km²
Parishes 31 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Residents 1,954,000 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics 430,800 (2016 / AP 2017 )
proportion of 22%
Diocesan priest 51 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious priest 29 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics per priest 5,385
Friars 45 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious sisters 153 (2016 / AP 2017 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language English
cathedral Cathedral of St. Anne
Website http://www.dioceseofchipata.org/

The Diocese of Chipata ( Latin Dioecesis Chipatensis , English Diocese of Chipata ) is in Zambia situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Chipata . It includes the Zambian Eastern Province .

history

Pope Pius XI founded the Apostolic Prefecture Fort Jameson with the Bull Quo in Rhodesiae on July 1, 1937 from assignments of the Apostolic Vicariates Nyassa and Mpika . With the Apostolic Constitution Qui ad supremum she was raised to the rank of Apostolic Vicariate on May 7, 1953 .

With the Apostolic Constitution Cum christiana fides on April 25, 1959 it was raised to the rank of diocese, which was subordinate to the Archdiocese of Lusaka as a suffragan . It took its current name on April 15, 1968. The Bishop Medardo Joseph Mazombwe founded the diocesan in 1980 seminary that Maria is dedicated.

Ordinaries

Apostolic Prefect of Fort Jameson

Vicar Apostolic of Fort Jameson

  • Firmin Courtemanche MAfr (May 7, 1953 - April 25, 1959)

Bishop of Fort Jameson

  • Firmin Courtemanche MAfr (April 25, 1959 - April 15, 1968)

Bishops of Chipata

statistics

year population priest Permanent deacons Religious Parishes
Catholics Residents % Total number Diocesan priest Religious priest Catholics per priest Friars Religious sisters
1950 31,586 225,560 14.0 28 3 25th 1,128 10
1970 88,922 509,000 17.5 49 9 40 1,814 51 42
1980 120,886 609,000 19.8 53 9 44 2,280 54 50 17th
1990 176.353 669.686 26.3 51 13 38 3,457 48 109 19th
1999 253,900 1,273,752 19.9 58 25th 33 4,377 44 134 21st
2000 263,874 1,273,752 20.7 49 27 22nd 5,385 33 135 21st
2001 274.007 1,480,967 18.5 46 25th 21st 5,956 38 141 21st
2002 281.265 1,300,773 21.6 47 23 24 5,984 35 134 22nd
2003 285.760 1,300,973 22.0 44 23 21st 6,494 32 142 22nd
2004 285.760 1,300,973 22.0 47 25th 22nd 6,080 38 145 23
2006 315.130 1,381,000 22.8 51 29 22nd 6,179 35 149 23
2007 319,000 1,397,000 22.8 55 33 22nd 5,800 6th 37 156 23

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