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Diocese of Kolwezi

Dioecesis Koluezensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Richard Kazadi Kamba, Bishop
  • Nestor Ngoy Katahwa, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 11 March 1971
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lubumbashi
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Congo, The Democratic Republic of
  • Square Kilometers: 105,184 (40,627 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Eveche, B.P. 900, Kolwezi, Lualaba, Rep. Democratique du Congo
  • Telephone: (099)72.33.655

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
11 March 1971ErectedDiocese of Kamina (Western and Southern part) Diocese of Kolwezi (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1980128,553668,18319.2%821294,432256424ap1981
1990286,000766,15037.3%1928476,085867330ap1991
1999590,210969,52660.9%32235510,73120110429ap2000
2000497,621935,63753.2%3621578,73011111229ap2001
2001590,210969,52660.9%3526619,6751269029ap2002
2002590,210969,52660.9%3526619,6751269029ap2004
2004615,0001,050,00058.6%3731689,04414910330ap2005
2006639,8631,091,70958.6%3835738,76519912831ap2007
2013791,0001,315,00060.2%4839879,09113511335ap2014
20161,213,2602,245,00054.0%54389213,18715112535ap2017
20191,378,0002,450,00056.2%50368616,02317314235ap2020
20211,385,3502,611,62453.0%50388815,74218115836ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 63, Page 801, and Page 802

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