Archdiocese of Lubumbashi
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubumbashi 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
- 12 May 1925: Lost territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Upper Luapula
- 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 in Lubumbashi.Bishops
Ordinaries in reverse chronological order
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Lubumbashi, below
- * Archbishop Fulgence Muteba Mugalu
- * Archbishop Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo, S.D.B.
- * Archbishop Floribert Songasonga Mwitwa
- * Archbishop Eugène Kabanga Songasonga
- * Archbishop José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. ; see below
- Vicars Apostolic of Katanga, below
- * Bishop José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. ; see above
- * Bishop Jean-Félix de Hemptinne, O.S.B. ; see below
- Prefect Apostolic of Katanga, below
- * Father Jean-Félix de Hemptinne, O.S.B. ; ''see above''
Coadjutor archbishop
- Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo, S.D.B.