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Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamina

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamina

Roman Catholic diocese in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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.

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History

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

Leadership

Bishops of Kamina
  • Bishop Jean-Anatole Kalala Kaseba (22 January 1990 – 3 December 2020)
  • Bishop Barthélémy Malunga (11 March 1971 – 22 January 1990)
  • Bishop Victor Petrus Keuppens, O.F.M. (10 November 1959 – 11 March 1971)
Vicars Apostolic of Lulua
  • Bishop Victor Petrus Keuppens, O.F.M. (25 June 1950 – 10 November 1959)
  • Bishop Camillo Paolo A. Stappers, O.F.M. (26 February 1934 – 1949)
Prefect Apostolic of Lulua and Central Katanga
  • Father Camillo Paolo A. Stappers, O.F.M. (15 July 1922 – 26 February 1934)
Auxiliaries
  • Barthélémy Malunga (1969-1971)

See also

Sources

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