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Diocese of Tshumbe

Dioecesis Tshumbeensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Tshumbe
25 May 1936ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Kasaï Superiore (Bátetelas (including Tshumbe, Lubefu, Lodja, and Kotato-Kombe)) Prefecture Apostolic of Tshumbe (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Tshumbe
14 March 1947ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Tshumbe Vicariate Apostolic of Tshumbe
20 March 1952Territory AddedVicariate Apostolic of Luluabourg
Vicariate Apostolic of Tshumbe
Diocese of Tshumbe
10 November 1959ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Tshumbe Diocese of Tshumbe

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Tshumbe
195031,808180,00017.7%333368834129ap1951
Diocese of Tshumbe
196958,500300,00019.5%1023331,772435713ap1971
1980122,500468,00026.2%188264,711247115ap1981
1990178,500572,00031.2%426483,718349817ap1991
1994225,000680,00033.1%524564,0173010318ap2000
1999225,000680,00033.1%577643,5153111218ap2003
2003231,200680,00034.0%586643,6122612619ap2004
2004331,353683,28848.5%586645,1772812919ap2005
2010382,000779,00049.0%667735,2323416520ap2011
2014426,000866,00049.2%765815,2593219720ap2015
2017401,4071,424,16028.2%765814,9552819821ap2018
2020447,6801,542,80629.0%755805,5962923023ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Tshumbe
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 28, Page 458, and Page 459
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Tshumbe
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 39, Page 386, and Page 387
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 44, Page 633, and Page 634
  • Diocese of Tshumbe
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 52, Page 372, to Page 377

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