Diocese of Kabwe
Diocese of Kabwe | |
Basic data | |
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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 .