Diocese of Tshumbe
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tshumbe is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Kananga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathédrale Sainte-Marie in the city of Tshumbe in Kasai-Oriental.
History
- 25 May 1936: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Tshumbe, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Kasai
- 14 March 1947: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Tshumbe, hence entitled to a titular bishop
- Lost territory on 14 June 1951: to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Kole
- 10 November 1959: Promoted as '''Diocese of Tshumbe'''
Ordinaries
; Apostolic Prefect of Tshumbe- Joseph Augustin Hagendorens, Passionists
- Joseph Augustin Hagendorens, C.P., Titular Bishop of Caffa
- Joseph Augustin Hagendorens, C.P., later Titular Bishop of Sicca Veneria
- Albert Tshomba Yungu ; also President of National Episcopal Conference of Congo
- Nicolas Djomo Lola ; also President of Association of Episcopal Conferences of Central Africa, President of National Episcopal Conference of Congo.
- Vincent Tshomba Shamba Kotsho