Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamina

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.

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

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