- Source: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kasama
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kasama (Latin: Kasamaën(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Kasama in Zambia.
History
January 28, 1913: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Bangueolo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Nyassa in Malawi.
May 23, 1933: Mission of Lwangwa is separated.
July 10, 1952: Western part of the vicariate became Apostolic Prefecture of Fort Rosebery, eastern part becomes Apostolic Vicariate of Kasama.
April 25, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Kasama.
June 12, 1967: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kasama.
Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of St. John the Apostle in Kasama.
Bishops
Vicars Apostolic of Bangueolo (Roman rite)
Bishop Etienne-Benoît Larue, M. Afr. (1913.01.28 – 1935.10.05)
Bishop Alexandre-Auguste-Laurent-Marie Roy, M. Afr. (1935.10.05 – 1949.05.16)
Vicar Apostolic of Kasama (Roman rite)
Bishop Marcel Daubechies, M. Afr. (1950.02.03 – 1959.04.25 see below)
Bishops of Kasama (Roman rite)
Bishop Marcel Daubechies, M. Afr. (see above 1959.04.25 – 1964.11.25)
Bishop Clemens P. Chabukasansha (1965.07.06 – 1967.06.12 see below)
Metropolitan Archbishops of Kasama (Roman rite)
Archbishop Clemens P. Chabukasansha (see above 1967.06.12 – 1973.02.22)
Archbishop Elias White Mutale (1973.09.17 – 1990.02.12)
Archbishop James Mwewa Spaita (1990.12.03 - 2009.04.30)
Archbishop Ignatius Chama (since 2012.01.12)
= Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic
=Alexandre-Auguste-Laurent-Marie Roy, M. Afr. (1934-1935)
= Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
=Justin Mulenga, appointed Bishop of Mpika in 2015
Archbishop Tresphore G Mpundu Emeritus of Lusaka
Suffragan dioceses
Mansa
Mpika
See also
Roman Catholicism in Zambia
List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Zambia
Sources
catholic-hierarchy
GCatholic.org
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- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kasama
- List of Catholic dioceses in Zambia
- List of Catholic archdioceses
- St. John the Apostle Cathedral, Kasama
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lusaka
- List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)
- James Mwewa Spaita
- List of Catholic dioceses in Africa
- Outline of Zambia
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Mansa
