Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamina

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Diocese of Kamina
Dioecesis Kaminaensis

Statistics
Country:	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan:	Lubumbashi
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	73,479 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	746,223 (2003) 199,916 (26.8%)
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Jean-Anatole Kalala Kaseba

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamina {Latin: Kainaën(sis) } is a diocese located in the city of Kamina in the Ecclesiastical province of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Contents 1 History 2 Leadership 3 See also 4 Source

[edit] History

• July 18, 1922: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lulua and Central Katanga from the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Kasai and Apostolic Prefecture of Katanga
• February 26, 1934: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Lulua and Central Katanga
• July 8, 1948: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Lulua
• November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Kamina

[edit] Leadership

• Bishops of Kamina (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Jean-Anatole Kalala Kaseba (since 1990.01.22)
  • Bishop Barthélémy Malunga (1971.03.11 – 1990.01.22)
  • Bishop Victor Petrus Keuppens, O.F.M. (1959.11.10 – 1971.03.11)
• Vicars Apostolic of Lulua (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Victor Petrus Keuppens, O.F.M. (1950.06.25 – 1959.11.10)
  • Bishop Camillo Paolo A. Stappers, O.F.M. (1934.02.26 – 1949)
• Prefects Apostolic of Lulua and Central Katanga (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Camillo Paolo A. Stappers, O.F.M. (1922 – 1934.02.26)

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy