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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubumbashi (Latin: Lubumbashien(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.




History



5 August 1910: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Katanga, on territory split from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
18 July 1922: Lost territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Lulua Katanga (now its suffragan dioceses of Kamina and Kolwezi)
12 May 1925: Lost territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Upper Luapula (now its suffragan Sakania–Kipushi)
22 March 1932: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Katanga, still exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See
10 November 1959: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Elisabethville
30 May 1966: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lubumbashi
13 November 1976: Lost territory to the suffragan Roman Catholic Diocese of Sakania–Kipushi
5 March 1977: Lost territory to the suffragan Roman Catholic Diocese of Kilwa–Kasenga
August 1985: Enjoyed a papal visit by Pope John Paul II.




Special churches


The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul (French: Cathédrale Saints Pierre et Paul) in Lubumbashi.




Bishops






= Ordinaries in reverse chronological order

=
Metropolitan Archbishops of Lubumbashi (Latin Rite), below
Archbishop Fulgence Muteba Mugalu (22 May 2021 – ...)
Archbishop Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo, S.D.B. (1 December 2010 – 31 March 2021)
Archbishop Floribert Songasonga Mwitwa (22 May 1998 – 1 December 2010)
Archbishop Eugène Kabanga Songasonga (13 April 1967 – 25 March 1998)
Archbishop José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. (10 November 1959 – 13 April 1967); see below
Vicars Apostolic of Katanga (Latin Rite), below
Bishop José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. (27 November 1958 – 10 November 1959); see above
Bishop Jean-Félix de Hemptinne, O.S.B. (15 March 1932 – 6 February 1958); see below
Prefect Apostolic of Katanga (Latin Rite), below
Father Jean-Félix de Hemptinne, O.S.B. (6 August 1910 – 15 March 1932); see above




= Coadjutor archbishop

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Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo, S.D.B. (2008-2010)




Suffragan dioceses


Kalemie–Kirungu
Kamina
Kilwa–Kasenga
Kolwezi
Kongolo
Manono
Sakania–Kipushi




See also


Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo




Sources


GCatholic.org
"Archdiocese of Lubumbashi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.

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