Archdiocese of Lubumbashi
| Archdiocese of Lubumbashi | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Diocesan bishop | Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo SDS |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Floribert Songasonga Mwitva |
| founding | 1905 |
| surface | 61,828 km² |
| Parishes | 75 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 1,973,785 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 884.700 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 44.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 82 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 104 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,756 |
| Friars | 309 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 371 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Saints Pierre et Paul |
| Website | http://www.archidioceselubumbashi.org/ |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Kalemie-Kirungu Diocese of Kamina Diocese of Kilwa-Kasenga Diocese of Kolwezi Diocese of Kongolo Diocese of Manono Diocese of Sakania-Kipushi |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubumbashi ( lat. : Archidioecesis Lubumbashiensis ) is in the Democratic Republic of Congo situated Roman Catholic archdiocese , based in Lubumbashi .
history
The Archdiocese of Lubumbashi was established on August 5, 1910 by Pope Pius X from cession of territory of the Apostolic Vicariate Léopoldville as the Apostolic Prefecture Katanga . On May 12, 1925, the Apostolic Prefecture Katanga gave parts of its territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture Luapula Superiore . The Apostolic Prefecture Katanga was on March 22, 1932 by Pope Pius XI. with the Apostolic Constitution Magna cum delectatione raised to the Apostolic Vicariate .
On November 10, 1959, the Apostolic Vicariate Katanga was by Pope John XXIII. raised to the archbishopric with the Apostolic Constitution Cum parvulum and renamed the Archdiocese of Elisabethville . The Archdiocese of Elisabethville was renamed the Archdiocese of Lubumbashi on May 30, 1966 .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Katanga
- Jean-Félix de Hemptinne OSB , 1910-1932
Vicars Apostolic of Katanga
- Jean-Félix de Hemptinne OSB, 1932-1958
- José Floriberto Cornelis OSB, 1958-1959
Archbishops of Elisabethville
- José Floriberto Cornelis OSB, 1959-1966
Archbishops of Lubumbashi
- José Floriberto Cornelis OSB, 1966-1967
- Eugène Kabanga Songasonga , 1967–1998
- Floribert Songasonga Mwitwa , 1998-2010
- Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo SDS , since 2010