Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kananga
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.
History
- March 18, 1904: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Upper Kassai from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
- June 13, 1917: Promoted as the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Kasai
- March 10, 1949: Renamed as the Apostolic Vicariate of Luluabourg
- November 10, 1959: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luluabourg
- June 14, 1972: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kananga
Special churches
The Pro-Cathedral is the Pro-cathédrale Saint Clément in Kananga.
Leadership
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Kananga (Latin 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 (Latin 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 (Latin 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)
Suffragan dioceses
See also
Source
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Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Prefecture Apostolic of Upper Kassai. |