Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamina

Diocese of Kamina Dioecesis Kaminaensis
Location
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan	Lubumbashi
Statistics
Area	73,479 km2 (28,370 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2003) 746,223 199,916 (26.8%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	vacant
Apostolic Administrator	Fulgence Muteba Mugalu, Archbishop of Lubumbashi

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.

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

• Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy