Archdiocese of Kananga
| Archdiocese of Kananga | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Diocesan bishop | Marcel Madila Basanguka |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Godefroid Mukeng'a Kalond CICM |
| founding | 1904 |
| surface | 33,000 km² |
| Parishes | 70 (December 31, 2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 3,156,000 (December 31, 2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 2,160,000 (December 31, 2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 68.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 153 (12/31/2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 37 (December 31, 2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 11,368 |
| Friars | 105 (12/31/2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 573 (December 31, 2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Saint Joseph Mikalayi |
| Website | http://www.archi-kananga.org/ |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Kabinda Diocese of Kole Diocese of Luebo Diocese of Luiza Diocese of Mbujimayi Diocese of Mweka Diocese of Tshumbe |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kananga ( Latin Archidioecesis Kanangana , French archidiocèse de Kananga ) is in the Democratic Republic of Congo situated Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Kananga .
history
The Archdiocese of Kananga was established on March 18, 1904 by Pope Pius X as the Apostolic Prefecture of Kasaï Superiore . On June 13, 1917, the Apostolic Prefecture Kasaï Superiore by Pope Benedict XV. raised to the apostolic vicariate . The Apostolic Vicariate Kasaï Superiore gave on May 25, 1936 parts of its territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture Tshumbe . Another assignment of territory took place on April 13, 1937 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Ipamu . The Apostolic Vicariate Kasaï Superiore was renamed on March 10, 1949 in Apostolic Vicariate Luluabourg . On March 24, 1953, the Vicariate Apostolic Luluabourg gave parts of its territory to the establishment of the Vicariate Apostolic Kabinda and the establishment of the Apostolic Prefecture Mweka . Another assignment of territory took place on April 25, 1959 to establish the Apostolic Vicariate Luebo .
On November 10, 1959, the Apostolic Vicariate Luluabourg was by Pope John XXIII. raised to an archbishopric with the Apostolic Constitution Cum parvulum . The Archdiocese of Luluabourg gave up parts of its territory in 1963 to establish the Apostolic Administratur Mbuji-Mayi . Further assignments of territory took place on May 3, 1966 to the diocese of Mbujimayi and on September 26, 1967 to establish the diocese of Luiza . On June 14, 1972, the Archdiocese of Luluabourg was renamed Archdiocese of Kananga .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Kasaï Superiore
- Emerico Cambier CICM , 1904-1917
Vicars Apostolic of Kasaï Superiore
- Égide de Bœck CICM, 1917–1921, then Vicar Apostolic of Nouvelle-Anvers
- Auguste Declercq CICM, 1921-1938
- Louis-Georges-Firmin Demol CICM, 1938-1947
Vicars Apostolic of Luluabourg
- Bernard Mels CICM, 1949-1959
Archbishops of Luluabourg
- Bernard Mels CICM, 1959–1967, then Bishop of Luiza
- Martin-Léonard Bakole wa Ilunga , 1967–1972
Archbishops of Kananga
- Martin-Léonard Bakole wa Ilunga, 1972–1997
- Godefroid Mukeng'a Kalond CICM, 1997-2006
- Marcel Madila Basanguka , since 2006