Diocese of Monze
| Diocese of Monze | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Zambia |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Lusaka |
| Diocesan bishop | Moses Hamungole |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Emilio Patriarca |
| Vicar General | Sebastian Milimo |
| founding | 1962 |
| surface | 72,000 km² |
| Parishes | 24 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,556,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 404.195 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 26% |
| Diocesan priest | 52 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 22 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,462 |
| Friars | 44 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 121 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes |
The Diocese of Monze ( Latin Dioecesis Monzensis , English Diocese of Monze ) is in Zambia situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Monze .
history
The diocese of Monze was on March 10, 1962 by Pope John XXIII. established with the Apostolic Constitution Evangelium salutis from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Lusaka and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
Bishops of Monze
- James Corboy SJ , 1962-1991
- Paul Lungu SJ, 1991-1998
- Emilio Patriarca , 1999-2014
- Moses Hamungole , since 2014