Roman Catholic Diocese of Luiza
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Luiza
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Luiza
latin= Dioecesis Ludovicanus
country= Democratic Republic of the Congo
metropolitan=Kananga
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 33,524
population= 1,500,000
population_as_of= 2003
catholics= 847,850
catholics_percent= 56.5
bishop= Léonard Kasanda Lumembu, C.I.C.M.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Luiza {Latin: " Ludovican(us) "} is a diocese located in the city of Luiza in the Ecclesiastical province of Kananga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
History
* September 26, 1967: Established as Diocese of Luiza from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luluabourg
Leadership
* Bishops of Luiza (Roman rite)
** Bishop Léonard Kasanda Lumembu, C.I.C.M. (since 1998.04.03)
** Archbishop Godefroid Mukeng’a Kalond, C.I.C.M. (1971.08.30 – 1997.03.03)
** Archbishop Bernard Mels, C.I.C.M. (1967.09.26 – 1970.10.03)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/luiz0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dluiz.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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