Diocese of Kilwa–Kasenga
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kilwa–Kasenga is a diocese located in the cities of Kilwa and Kasenga in the ecclesiastical province of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
History
- 8 July 1948: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lac Moero from the Apostolic Vicariate of Lulua and Central Katanga
- 24 August 1962: Promoted as Diocese of Kilwa
- 24 April 1971: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Manono
- 21 January 1977: Gained territory from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lubumbashi
- 4 August 1977: Renamed as Diocese of Kilwa – Kasenga
Leadership, in reverse chronological order
- Bishops of Kilwa–Kasenga, below
- * Bishop Désiré Lenge Mukwenye
- * Bishop Fulgence Muteba Mugalu, appointed Archbishop of Lubumbashi
- * Bishop Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo, S.D.B., appointed Bishop of Uvira
- * Bishop Dominique Kimpinde Amando, appointed Bishop of Kalemie-Kirungu
- * Bishop André Ilunga Kaseba, appointed Bishop of Kalemie-Kirungu; see below
- Bishops of Kilwa, below
- * Bishop André Ilunga Kaseba ; see above
- * Bishop Joseph Alain Leroy, O.F.M.
- Prefect Apostolic of Lac Moero, below
- * Fr. Jean François Waterschoot, O.F.M.