Diocese of Kabwe
| Diocese of Kabwe | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Zambia |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Lusaka |
| Diocesan bishop | Clement Mulenga SDS |
| founding | 2011 |
| surface | 63,574 km² |
| Parishes | 25 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,083,995 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 174,537 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 16.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 18 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 33 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,422 |
| Friars | 55 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 82 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Sacred Heart |
The Diocese of Kabwe ( Latin Dioecesis Kabvensis , English Diocese of Kabwe ) is in Zambia situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Kabwe .
history
The diocese of Kabwe was on October 29, 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI. Erected from cessions of territory by the Diocese of Mpika and the Archdiocese of Lusaka . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Lusaka as a suffragan . First Bishop was Clement Mulenga SDB .