Roman Catholic Diocese of Tshumbe

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Tshumbe
latin= Dioecesis Tshumbeensis
country= Democratic Republic of the Congo
metropolitan=Kananga
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 60,000
population= 683,288
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 331,353
catholics_percent= 48.5
bishop= Nicolas Djomo Lola
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tshumbe {Latin: " Tshumbeen(sis) "} is a diocese located in the city of Tshumbe in the Ecclesiastical province of Kananga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

History

* May 25, 1936: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Tshumbe from Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Kasai
* March 14, 1947: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Tshumbe
* November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Tshumbe

Leadership

* Bishops of Tshumbe (Roman rite)
** Bishop Nicolas Djomo Lola (since 1997.05.20)
** Bishop Albert Tshomba Yungu (1968.04.09 – 1995.07.22)
** Bishop Joseph Augustin Hagendorens, C.P. (1959.11.10 – 1968.04.09)
* Vicars Apostolic of Tshumbe (Roman rite)
** Bishop Joseph Augustin Hagendorens, C.P. (1947.03.23 – 1959.11.10)

ee also

*Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/tshu0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dtshu.html Catholic Hierarchy]