Archdiocese of Lusaka
The Archdiocese of Lusaka is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Zambia, where it is also considered its national primatial see.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathedral of the Child Jesus, in the national capital Lusaka.
Statistics
, the archdiocese pastorally served 1,171,000 Catholics on an area of 64,000 km2, subdivided into 60 parishes and 86 missions, administered by 235 priests, 1,300 lay religious and 37 seminarians.Ecclesiastical province
The Metropolitan archdiocese has the following suffragan sees :- Roman Catholic Diocese of Chipata
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Livingstone, its daughter
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Mongu
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Monze, its daughter
History
- Established on 1927.07.14 as Apostolic Prefecture of Broken Hill / de Broken Hill
- Lost territories on 1936.05.25 to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Victoria Falls and on 1938.01.08 to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Ndola
- Renamed on 1946.06.13 after its see as Apostolic Prefecture of Lusaka / Lusaken
- Promoted on 1950.07.14 as Apostolic Vicariate of Lusaka / Lusaken
- Promoted on 1959.04.25 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lusaka / Lusaken
- Enjoyed a Papal visit from Pope John Paul II in May 1989.
- Lost territories on 1962.03.10 to establish Diocese of Monze and on 2011.10.29 to establish Diocese of Kabwe, both as its suffragans.
Bishops
Ordinaries
Missionary Ordinaries
;Apostolic Prefect of Broken Hill- Father Bruno Wolnik, Society of Jesus
- Father Bruno Wolnik, S.J.
;* ''Apostolic Administrator Father Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. ; future Cardinal
;* Bishop Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J., Titular Bishop of Diospolis inferior ; future Cardinal
Diocesan Ordinaries
;Metropolitan Archbishops of Lusaka- Archbishop Adam Kozłowiecki, Society of Jesus, also President of Zambia Episcopal Conference ; next Titular Archbishop of Potenza Picena as emeritate, created Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea al Quirinale
- Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo, reduced to Lay state on 2009.12.17
- * Apostolic Administrator Elias White Mutale, while Metropolitan Archbishop of Kasama ; previously Bishop of Mansa, President of Zambia Episcopal Conference
- Archbishop Adrian Mung'andu, died 2007; previously Bishop of Livingstone
- Archbishop Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, also President of Zambia Episcopal Conference ; previously Bishop of Chipata, President of Zambia Episcopal Conference, President of Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa ; created Cardinal-Priest of S. Emerenziana a Tor Fiorenza
- Archbishop Telesphore George Mpundu, also President of Zambia Episcopal Conference, President of Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops ; previously Bishop of Mbala restyled Bishop of Mbala–Mpika, President of Zambia Episcopal Conference, restyled Bishop of Mpika, Coadjutor Archbishop of Lusaka
- Archbishop Alick Banda ; previously Bishop of Solwezi, Coadjutor Bishop of Ndola, Apostolic Administrator of Solwezi, Bishop of Ndola, Vice-President of Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Coadjutor Archbishop
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Moses Hamungole, appointed Bishop of Monze in 2014