Archdiocese of Kasama
| Archdiocese of Kasama | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Zambia |
| Diocesan bishop | Ignatius Chama |
| founding | 1913 |
| surface | 77,349 km² |
| Parishes | 23 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Residents | 1,290,000 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Catholics | 769,000 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| proportion of | 59.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 52 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 16 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 11,309 |
| Friars | 62 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 91 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. John the Apostle |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Mansa Diocese of Mpika |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kasama ( Latin Archidioecesis Kasamaensis , English Archdiocese of Kasama ) is in Zambia situated Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Kasama .
history
Pope Pius X. founded the Apostolic Vicariate Bangueolo on January 28, 1913 from cessions of territory from the Apostolic Vicariate Nyassa . On July 10, 1952, she took the name Vicariate Apostolic Kasama .
With the Apostolic Constitution Cum christiana fides she was raised to a diocese on April 25, 1959. With the bull Qui altissimi Dei on July 12, 1967, it was raised to the rank of metropolitan archbishopric. In November 1995 integrated four parishes that belonged to the diocese of Mpika.
It lost parts of its territory in favor of the establishment of the following dioceses:
- May 26, 1933 to the Mission sui juris Lwangwa ;
- July 10, 1952 to the Apostolic Prefecture of Fort Rosebery .
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Bangueolo
- Etienne-Benoît Larue MAfr (January 28, 1913 - October 5, 1935)
- Alexandre-Auguste-Laurent-Marie Roy MAfr (October 5, 1935 - May 16, 1949)
- Marcel Daubechies MAfr (February 3, 1950 - July 10, 1952)
Vicar Apostolic of Kasama
- Marcel Daubechies MAfr (July 10, 1952 - April 25, 1959)
Bishops of Kasama
- Marcel Daubechies MAfr (April 25, 1959 - November 25, 1964)
- Clemens P. Chabukasansha (July 6, 1965 - June 12, 1967)
Archbishops of Kasama
- Clemens P. Chabukasansha (June 12, 1967 - February 22, 1973)
- Elias White Mutale (September 17, 1973 - February 12, 1990)
- James Mwewa Spaita (December 3, 1990 - April 30, 2009)
- Ignatius Chama (since January 12, 2012)
statistics
| year | population | priest | Permanent deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholics | Residents | % | Total number |
Diocesan priest |
Religious priest |
Catholics per priest |
Friars | Religious sisters | |||
| 1950 | 140.117 | 140.117 | 100.0 | 67 | 7th | 60 | 2,091 | 71 | 35 | ||
| 1970 | 147,480 | 254,000 | 58.1 | 56 | 11 | 45 | 2,633 | 70 | 63 | ||
| 1980 | 161,000 | 298,000 | 54.0 | 42 | 10 | 32 | 3,833 | 49 | 49 | 14th | |
| 1990 | 238,475 | 433,592 | 55.0 | 53 | 19th | 34 | 4,499 | 59 | 73 | 15th | |
| 1999 | 341,500 | 632,390 | 54.0 | 56 | 35 | 21st | 6,098 | 39 | 77 | 18th | |
| 2000 | 420,000 | 803,000 | 52.3 | 57 | 39 | 18th | 7,368 | 32 | 87 | 22nd | |
| 2001 | 438,350 | 827.090 | 53.0 | 61 | 42 | 19th | 7.186 | 28 | 103 | 22nd | |
| 2002 | 438,350 | 827.090 | 53.0 | 63 | 44 | 19th | 6,957 | 28 | 108 | 23 | |
| 2003 | 448,329 | 877.630 | 51.1 | 68 | 49 | 19th | 6,593 | 29 | 114 | 23 | |
| 2004 | 592,886 | 1,038,954 | 57.1 | 73 | 52 | 21st | 8,121 | 33 | 162 | 23 | |
| 2006 | 643,000 | 1,063,000 | 60.5 | 78 | 60 | 18th | 8,243 | 56 | 166 | 23 | |
| 2007 | 651,000 | 1,078,000 | 60.3 | 78 | 59 | 19th | 8,346 | 7th | 36 | 162 | 23 |