Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubumbashi
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubumbashi (Latin: Lubumbashien(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
History
- 1910.08.05: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Katanga, on territory split from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
- 1922.07.18: Lost territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Lulua Katanga (now its suffragan dioceses of Kamina and Kolwesi)
- 1925.05.12: Lost territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Upper Luapula (now its suffragan Sakania–Kipushi)
- 1932.03.22: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Katanga, still exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See
- 1959.11.10: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Elisabethville
- 1966.05.30: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lubumbashi
- 1977.03.05: Lost territory to the suffragan Roman Catholic Diocese of Sakania–Kipushi
- Enjoyed a papal visit by Pope John Paul II in August 1985.
Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is the Cathédrale Saints Pierre et Paul in Lubumbashi.
Bishops
Ordinaries in reverse chronological order
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Lubumbashi (Latin Rite), below
- Archbishop Fulgence Muteba Mugalu (2021.05.22 – ...)
- Archbishop Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo, S.D.B. (2010.12.01 – 2021.03.31)
- Archbishop Floribert Songasonga Mwitwa (1998.05.22 – 2010.12.01)
- Archbishop Eugène Kabanga Songasonga (1967.04.13 – 1998.03.25)
- Archbishop José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. (1959.11.10 – 1967.04.13); see below
- Vicars Apostolic of Katanga (Latin Rite), below
- Bishop José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. (1958.11.27 – 1959.11.10); see above
- Bishop Jean-Félix de Hemptinne, O.S.B. (1932.03.15 – 1958.02.06); see below
- Prefect Apostolic of Katanga (Latin Rite), below
- Father Jean-Félix de Hemptinne, O.S.B. (1910.08.06 – 1932.03.15); see above
Coadjutor archbishop
"Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo, S.D.B. (2008-2010)
Suffragan dioceses
See also
Sources
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- Roman Catholic dioceses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Christian organizations established in 1905
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- 1910 establishments in the Belgian Congo
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Lubumbashi
- Roman Catholic archbishops of Lubumbashi