Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Lwiza

Roman Catholic Diocese of Luiza

Roman Catholic Diocese of Luiza

Roman Catholic diocese in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Luiza (Latin: Ludovican(us)) is a diocese located in the territory of Luiza in the ecclesiastical province of Kananga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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On January 3, 2014, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Luiza's bishop, Léonard Kasanda Lumembu and appointed as his successor Félicien Mwanama Galumbulula, a former university professor who was second secretary of the Episcopal Conference of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (CENCO) from 2008 to 2014.[1] He was installed on March 23, 2014.[2]

History

Leadership

Bishops of Luiza
  • Archbishop (personal title) Bernard Mels, C.I.C.M. (September 26, 1967[5] – October 3, 1970)
  • Bishop Godefroid Mukeng’a Kalond, C.I.C.M. (August 30, 1971[6] – March 3, 1997), appointed Archbishop of Kananga
  • Bishop Léonard Kasanda Lumembu, C.I.C.M. (April 3, 1998[7] – January 3, 2014)[1]
  • Bishop Félicien Mwanama Galumbulula (January 3, 2014[1] – present)

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Rinunce e Nomine, 03.01.2014" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. [2]
    Malenge, Jean-Baptiste (April 4, 2014). "ORDINATION ÉPISCOPALE DE MGR FÉLICIEN MWANAMA, ÉVÊQUE DE LUIZA". Prêtre dans la Rue (in French). Retrieved April 8, 2022. Malenge is a correspondent for Vatican Radio.
  3. [3]
    Acta Apostolica Sedis (PDF). Vol. LX. 1968. pp. 180–2. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Resignations and Appointments, 25.03.2022" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. March 25, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  5. [5]
    Acta Apostolica Sedis (PDF). Vol. LX. 1968. pp. 116–7. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  6. [6]
    Acta Apostolica Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXIV. 1972. p. 73. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  7. [7]
    Acta Apostolica Sedis (PDF). Vol. XC. 1998. p. 820. Retrieved April 8, 2022.


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