Bishopric of Sakania-Kipushi
| Bishopric of Sakania-Kipushi | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Lubumbashi |
| Diocesan bishop | Gaston Kashala Ruwezi SDS |
| founding | 1925 |
| surface | 40,000 km² |
| Parishes | 15 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Residents | 639,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics | 290,000 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| proportion of | 45.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 22 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 21 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 6,744 |
| Friars | 60 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 57 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Sacré-Cœur |
The diocese Sakania-Kipushi ( Latin Dioecesis Sakaniensis-Kipushiensis , French Diocèse de Sakania-Kipushi ) is in the Democratic Republic of Congo situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Sakania .
history
The diocese of Sakania- Kipushi was on May 12, 1925 by Pope Pius XI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Supremi apostolatus from cession of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate Katanga as Apostolic Prefecture Luapula Superiore . The Apostolic Prefecture Luapula Superiore was founded on November 14, 1939 by Pope Pius XII. raised to the Apostolic Vicariate with the Apostolic Constitution Si sedulo Evangelii and renamed the Apostolic Vicariate Sakania .
On November 10, 1959, the Apostolic Vicariate Sakania was by Pope John XXIII. raised to a diocese with the Apostolic Constitution Cum parvulum and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Lubumbashi as a suffragan . The diocese of Sakania was renamed on March 5, 1977 in the diocese of Sakania-Kipushi .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Luapula Superiore
- Joseph Sak SDB , 1924-1939
Vicars Apostolic of Sakania
- Joseph Sak SDB, 1939-1946
- René van Heusden SDB, 1947-1958
- Pierre François Lehaen SDS, 1959
Bishops of Sakania
- Pierre François Lehaen SDB, 1959–1973
- Elie Amsini Kiswaya , 1975-1977
Bishops of Sakania-Kipushi
- Elie Amsini Kiswaya, 1977-2001
- Gaston Kashala Ruwezi SDB, since 2004