Diocese of Luiza
| Diocese of Luiza | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Kananga |
| Diocesan bishop | Félicien Mwanama Galumbulula |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Léonard Kasanda Lumembu CICM |
| founding | 1967 |
| surface | 33,524 km² |
| Parishes | 45 (December 31, 2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 2,385,988 ( 12/31/2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 1,639,660 ( 12/31/2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 68.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 85 (12/31/2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 9 (December 31, 2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 17,443 |
| Friars | 77 (12/31/2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 388 (December 31, 2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Saint-Vincent |
The Diocese of Luiza ( Latin Dioecesis Ludovicana , French Diocèse de Luiza ) is in the Democratic Republic of Congo situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Luiza in the province of Kasaï-Central .
history
The diocese of Luiza was on September 26, 1967 by Pope Paul VI. Erected with the Apostolic Constitution In Summo Pontificalis from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Luluabourg and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
Bishops of Luiza
- Bernard Mels CICM , 1967-1970
- Godefroid Mukeng'a Kalond CICM, 1971–1997, then Archbishop of Kananga
- Léonard Kasanda Lumembu CICM, 1998-2014
- Félicien Mwanama Galumbulula , since 2014
See also
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. In Summo Pontificalis , AAS 60 (1969), n.4, p. 180ff.