Diocese of Sakania–Kipushi
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sakania–Kipushi is a diocese located in the city of Sakania–Kipushi in the ecclesiastical province of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
History
- 12 May 1925: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Upper Luapula from the Apostolic Prefecture of Katanga
- 14 November 1939: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Sakania
- 10 November 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Sakania
- 13 November 1976: Gained territory from Archdiocese of Lubumbashi
- 5 March 1977: Renamed as Diocese of Sakania – Kipushi
Leadership, in reverse chronological order
- Bishops of Sakania–Kipushi, below
- * Bishop Gaston Kashala Ruwezi, S.D.B.
- * Bishop Elie Amsini Kiswaya ; see below
- Bishops of Sakania, below
- * Bishop Elie Amsini Kiswaya ; see above
- * Bishop Petrus Frans Lehaen, S.D.B. ; see below
- Vicars Apostolic of Sakania
- * Bishop Petrus Frans Lehaen, S.D.B. ; see above
- * Bishop René van Heusden, S.D.B.
- * Bishop Jose Sak, S.D.B. ; see below
- Prefect Apostolic of Upper Luapula
- * Father Jose Sak, S.D.B. ; ''see above''