Continent: Eastern and Central Africa
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese
Name: Lubumbashi / Lubumbashien(sis) (Latin)
Suffragan Sees: Kalemie–Kirungu, Kamina, Kilwa–Kasenga, Kolwezi, Kongolo, Manono, Sakania–Kipushi
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
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Metropolitan Archbishop (2021.05.22 – ...): | ![]() |
Metropolitan Archbishops of Lubumbashi (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Metropolitan Archbishop of Lubumbashi (Congo-Kinshasa)
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Archbishop Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo, S.D.B.
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Archbishop Floribert Songasonga Mwitwa
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Archbishop Eugène Kabanga Songasonga
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Archbishop Joseph Floribert Cornelis, O.S.B.
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Vicars Apostolic of Katanga (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Joseph Floribert Cornelis, O.S.B. (later Archbishop) (see above) | ||||||||||
Bishop Jean-Félix de Hemptinne, O.S.B.
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Prefects Apostolic of Katanga (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Fr. Jean-Félix de Hemptinne, O.S.B. (later Bishop) (see above) |
Area: 61,828 km²
Population: 1,996,000 Catholics (54.4% of 3,671,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 75 parishes, 41 missions
Personnel: 379 priests (175 diocesan, 204 religious), 869 religious (383 brothers, 486 sisters), 90 seminarians
Last updated on 2023.11.30
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