Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kananga
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kananga {Latin: Kanangan(us)} is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Kananga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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[edit] History
- 1904.03.18: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Upper Kasai from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
- 1917.06.13: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Kasai
- 1949.03.10: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Luluabourg
- 1959.11.10: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luluabourg
- 1972.06.14: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kananga
[edit] Special Churches
The Pro-Cathedral is the Pro-cathédrale Saint Clément in Kananga.
[edit] Leadership
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Kananga (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Marcel Madila Basanguka (since 2006.12.09)
- Archbishop Godefroid Mukeng’a Kalond, C.I.C.M. (1997.03.03 – 2006.05.03)
- Archbishop Martin-Léonard Bakole wa Ilunga (1972.06.14 – 1997.03.03)
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Luluabourg (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Martin-Léonard Bakole wa Ilunga (1967.09.26 – 1972.06.14)
- Archbishop Bernard Mels, C.I.C.M. (1959.11.10 – 1967.09.26)
- Vicars Apostolic of Luluabourg (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Bernard Mels, C.I.C.M. (1949.03.10 – 1959.11.10)
- Vicars Apostolic of Upper Kasai (Roman rite)
- Bishop Louis-Georges-Firmin Demol, C.I.C.M. (1938.10.29 – 1948.04.22)
- Bishop Auguste Declercq, C.I.C.M. (1918.08.24 – 1938.10.29)
- Fr. Emeri Cambier, C.I.C.M. (1904 – 1918)
