Roman Catholic Diocese of Kilwa–Kasenga

Diocese of Kilwa–Kasenga Dioecesis Kaminaensis
Location
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan	Lubumbashi
Statistics
Area	54,000 km2 (21,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2003) 450,000 130,000 (28.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Bishop	Fulgence Muteba Mugalu

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kilwa–Kasenga (Latin: Kilvaën(sis) – Kasengaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the cities of Kilwa and Kasenga in the Ecclesiastical province of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

History

• July 8, 1948: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lac Moero from the Apostolic Vicariate of Lulua and Central Katanga
• August 24, 1962: Promoted as Diocese of Kilwa
• August 4, 1977: Renamed as Diocese of Kilwa – Kasenga

Leadership

• Bishops of Kilwa–Kasenga (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Fulgence Muteba Mugalu (since 2005.03.18)
  • Bishop Jean-Pierre Tafunga, S.D.B. (1992.10.06 – 2002.06.10)
  • Bishop Dominique Kimpinde Amando (1980.03.28 – 1989.03.31)
  • Bishop André Ilunga Kaseba (1975.12.19 – 1979.04.09)
• Bishops of Kilwa (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Joseph Alain Leroy, O.F.M. (1962.08.24 – 1975.12.19)
• Prefects Apostolic of Lac Moero (Latin Rite)
  • Fr. Jean François Waterschoot, O.F.M. (1948.11.19 – 1962)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy

This article about a Roman Catholic diocese in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Roman Catholic dioceses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Religious organizations established in 1948 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century African Roman Catholic diocese stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую Dmitriy Stepushkin Batavia (opera) Look at other dictionaries: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubumbashi — 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… …   Wikipedia List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) — The Roman Catholic church in its entirety contains over 3,000 dioceses, 800 archdioceses as well as military ordinaries, Apostolic vicariates, and prefectures around the world. This is a structural list to show the relationships of each diocese… …   Wikipedia List of Roman Catholic dioceses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — The Roman Catholic church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is comprised of 6 ecclesiastical provinces and 40 suffragan dioceses. List of diocesesEpiscopal Conference of the Democratic Republic of the CongoEcclesiastical Province of… …   Wikipedia List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Africa — List of dioceses in Africa= Episcopal Conference of AlgeriaEcclesiastical Province of Alger*Archdiocese of Alger **Diocese of Constantine **Diocese of OranEpiscopal Conference of AngolaEcclesiastical Province of Huambo*Archdiocese of Huambo… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”