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Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Zambia (Zambia) | ![]() |
Also known as: Sambia (Deutsch), Zambia (español, Italiano, polski, latine), la Zambie (français), Zâmbia (Português), 贊比亞 (正體中文), ザンビア (日本語)
Formerly: Northern Rhodesia
Continent: Eastern and Central Africa
Capital: Lusaka
Population: 14,638,505
Area: 740,724 km²
Religions: Protestant 75.3%, Roman Catholic 20.2%, other 2.7% (includes Muslim Buddhist, Hindu, and Baha'i), none 1.8%
Languages: Bembe 33.4%, Nyanja 14.7%, Tonga 11.4%, Chewa 4.5%, Lozi 5.5%, Nsenga 2.9%, Tumbuka 2.5%, Lunda (North Western) 1.9%, Kaonde 1.8%, Lala 1.8%, Lamba 1.8%, English (official) 1.7%, Luvale 1.5%, Mambwe 1.3%, Namwanga 1.2%, Lenje 1.1%, Bisa 1%, other 9.4%, unspecified 0.4%
Motto: One Zambia, One Country (English)
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Namibia , ← Angola
, ↑ Congo-Kinshasa
, ↗ Tanzania
, → Malawi
, ↘ Mozambique
, ↘ Zimbabwe
, ↓ Botswana
Circumscriptions (11): Metr. Archdioceses (2), Dioceses (9)
Roman Rite (11): Chipata, Kabwe, Kasama, Livingstone, Lusaka, Mansa, Mongu, Monze, Mpika, Ndola, Solwezi
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Circumscriptions | Former Circumscriptions
Cardinals: Past Cardinals
Bishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events
Special Churches:
Cathedrals (12)
Apostolic Nunciature: Zambia
Conference of Bishops: Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (A.M.E.C.E.A.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcoaples d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.)
as of 2018.04.17
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