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Archdiocese of Lubumbashi

Archidioecesis Lubumbashiensis



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Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Katanga
5 August 1910ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga} Prefecture Apostolic of Katanga (erected)
18 July 1922Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Kasaï Superiore (Lulua and Bec)
Prefecture Apostolic of Katanga (Northern part)
Prefecture Apostolic of Lulua e Katanga Centrale (erected)
12 May 1925Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Katanga (Southern portion) Prefecture Apostolic of Luapula Superiore (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Katanga
22 March 1932ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Katanga Vicariate Apostolic of Katanga
Archdiocese of Elisabethville
10 November 1959ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Katanga Archdiocese of Elisabethville
Archdiocese of Lubumbashi
30 May 1966Name ChangedArchdiocese of Elisabethville Archdiocese of Lubumbashi
7 November 1970Territory AddedDiocese of Kabinda
Diocese of Kamina
Diocese of Kongolo
Archdiocese of Lubumbashi
Diocese of Mbujimayi
13 November 1976Territory LostArchdiocese of Lubumbashi (Kipuski) Diocese of Sakania
21 January 1977Territory LostArchdiocese of Lubumbashi Diocese of Kilwa

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Katanga
195072,502210,00034.5%67671,082971243ap1951
Archdiocese of Elisabethville
1965171,527400,00042.9%39981371,2526727337ap1966
Archdiocese of Lubumbashi
1968237,655550,32443.2%53961491,59516527037ap1971
1980518,000906,00057.2%31901214,28012327150ap1981
1987686,2001,440,61247.6%53931464,700113730558ap1991
1999442,153849,00552.1%62681303,40122636755ap2000
2000957,6551,075,35889.1%661031695,66628335661ap2001
2001960,4551,078,62389.0%70851556,19626340475ap2002
2002966,4911,964,26649.2%74911655,85728031575ap2003
2003974,9622,244,57643.4%77991765,53928033275ap2004
2004884,7001,973,78544.8%821041864,75630937175ap2005
20131,524,0002,771,00055.0%921382306,62632851672ap2014
20161,648,9122,997,64855.0%1581543125,28431146275ap2017
20191,809,0003,290,00055.0%1671963634,98335646575ap2020
20211,930,3603,510,72055.0%1711963675,25935646575ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Katanga
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 2, Page 682, and Page 683
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Katanga
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 24, Page 301
  • Archdiocese of Elisabethville
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 52, Page 372, to Page 377
  • Archdiocese of Lubumbashi
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 62, Page 781, to Page 783

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