Bishop(s)
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Mission "Sui Iuris" of Loangwa | |||
23 May 1933 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of Bangueolo (South and East)
Vicariate Apostolic of Nyassa (North) | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Loangwa (erected) |
1 July 1937 | Territory Lost | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Loangwa (Lundazi)
Vicariate Apostolic of Nyassa (Petauke and Fort Jameson) | Prefecture Apostolic of Fort Jameson (erected) |
1 July 1937 | Territory Lost | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Loangwa (North Nyassa, West Nyassa, Mbombera-Mzimbam, and Kasungn) | Vicariate Apostolic of Nyassa |
Vicariate Apostolic of Lwangwa | |||
1 July 1937 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Bangueolo (Abercorn (except Mission of Rosa)
Prefecture Apostolic of Broken Hill (Serenje) Mission "Sui Iuris" of Loangwa | Vicariate Apostolic of Lwangwa |
Vicariate Apostolic of Abercorn | |||
8 March 1951 | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Lwangwa | Vicariate Apostolic of Abercorn |
Diocese of Abercorn | |||
25 April 1959 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Abercorn | Diocese of Abercorn |
12 June 1967 | Metropolitan Changed | Diocese of Abercorn (from Lusaka) | |
Diocese of Mbala | |||
22 November 1967 | Name Changed | Diocese of Abercorn | Diocese of Mbala |
Diocese of Mbala-Mpika | |||
26 April 1991 | Name Changed | Diocese of Mbala | Diocese of Mbala-Mpika |
Diocese of Mpika | |||
9 September 1994 | Name Changed | Diocese of Mbala-Mpika | Diocese of Mpika |
29 October 2011 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Lusaka (Kabwe, Kapiri-Mposhi, Mkushi, and Chibombo)
Diocese of Mpika (Serenje) | Diocese of Kabwe (erected) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Vicariate Apostolic of Lwangwa | ||||||||||||
1950 | 39,153 | 197,891 | 19.8% | 1 | 28 | 29 | 1,350 | 4 | 9 | ap1951 | ||
Vicariate Apostolic of Abercorn | ||||||||||||
Diocese of Abercorn | ||||||||||||
1959 | 45,017 | 274,123 | 16.4% | 5 | 33 | 38 | 1,184 | 319 | 16 | 11 | ap1960 | |
Diocese of Mbala | ||||||||||||
1970 | 63,980 | 384,207 | 16.7% | 13 | 38 | 51 | 1,254 | 50 | 38 | ap1971 | ||
1980 | 73,200 | 367,000 | 19.9% | 12 | 26 | 38 | 1,926 | 33 | 40 | ap1981 | ||
1990 | 110,445 | 545,000 | 20.3% | 23 | 27 | 50 | 2,208 | 36 | 65 | ap1991 | ||
Diocese of Mbala-Mpika | ||||||||||||
Diocese of Mpika | ||||||||||||
1999 | 169,579 | 650,000 | 26.1% | 25 | 19 | 44 | 3,854 | 24 | 64 | ap2000 | ||
2000 | 105,500 | 550,150 | 19.2% | 23 | 12 | 35 | 3,014 | 31 | 46 | ap2001 | ||
2001 | 108,930 | 543,857 | 20.0% | 20 | 13 | 33 | 3,300 | 28 | 50 | ap2002 | ||
2002 | 111,010 | 451,052 | 24.6% | 21 | 14 | 35 | 3,171 | 29 | 52 | ap2003 | ||
2003 | 113,519 | 471,352 | 24.1% | 24 | 13 | 37 | 3,068 | 29 | 44 | 1 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 128,977 | 494,187 | 26.1% | 23 | 15 | 38 | 3,394 | 30 | 55 | 1 | ap2005 | |
2011 | 126,083 | 504,683 | 25.0% | 32 | 6 | 38 | 3,317 | 9 | 65 | 14 | bul:29oct2011 | |
2013 | 128,372 | 535,000 | 24.0% | 35 | 4 | 39 | 3,291 | 24 | 55 | 14 | ap2014 | |
2016 | 148,075 | 657,000 | 22.5% | 40 | 7 | 47 | 3,150 | 34 | 58 | 14 | ap2017 | |
2019 | 176,000 | 734,700 | 24.0% | 39 | 3 | 42 | 4,190 | 30 | 58 | 34 | ap2020 | |
2021 | 186,200 | 778,000 | 23.9% | 44 | 3 | 47 | 3,961 | 27 | 56 | 18 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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