Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabwe

The diocese of Kabwe is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church located in Kabwe, Zambia.

Territory

The diocese is composed of the following districts of the Central Province of Zambia: Chisamba, Kabwe, Kapiri Mposhi, Mkushi, Chibombo and Serenje.
The see is located in the city of Kabwe, where is located the cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
The territory is divided into 31 parishes.

The diocese was created on October 29, 2011, by the Papal bull Cum nuper of Pope Benedict XVI, taking territories of the dioceses of Mpika and Lusaka.

At the date of creation, the diocese counted 138,810 baptized among a population of 1,078,334 people, which is 12.9%.