Roman Catholic Diocese of Mpika
| Diocese of Mpika Dioecesis Mpikaensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Zambia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Kasama |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 44,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 927,197 474,252 (51.1%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin |
| Cathedral | St. Joseph’s Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | vacant |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mpika (Latin: Mpikaën(sis)) is a suffragan diocese in the city of Mpika in the ecclesiastical province of Kasama in Zambia.
History
- May 23, 1933: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Lwangwa from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bangueolo
- July 1, 1937: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Lwangwa
- March 8, 1951: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Abercorn
- April 25, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Abercorn
- November 22, 1967: Renamed as Diocese of Mbala
- April 26, 1991: Renamed as Diocese of Mbala – Mpika
- September 9, 1994: Renamed as Diocese of Mpika
Leadership
- Bishops of Mpika (Roman rite)
- Bishop Ignatius Chama (2008.07.17 - 2012.01.12)
- Archbishop Telesphore George Mpundu (1994.09.09 – 2004.10.01)
- Bishops of Mbala – Mpika (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Telesphore George Mpundu (1991.04.26 – 1994.09.09)
- Bishops of Mbala (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Telesphore George Mpundu (1987.03.07 – 1991.04.26)
- Bishop Adolf Fürstenberg, M. Afr. (1967.11.22 – 1987.03.07)
- Bishops of Abercorn (Roman rite)
- Bishop Adolf Fürstenberg, M. Afr. (1959.04.25 – 1967.11.22)
- Vicars Apostolic of Abercorn (Roman rite)
- Bishop Adolf Fürstenberg, M. Afr. (1958.12.11 – 1959.04.25)
- Bishop Joost Van den Biesen, M. Afr. (1951.03.08 – 1958.01.24)
- Vicars Apostolic of Lwangwa (Roman rite)
- Bishop Joost Van den Biesen, M. Afr. (1948.02.12 – 1951.03.08)
- Bishop Heinrich Horst, M. Afr. (1938.05.21 – 1946)