Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamina

Diocese of Kamina
Diocese of Kamina ; Dioecesis Kaminaensis
Location
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan	Lubumbashi
Statistics
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Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2003); 746,223; 199,916 (26.8%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jean-Anatole Kalala Kaseba

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamina (Latin: Kainaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Kamina in the Ecclesiastical province of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

History

July 18, 1922: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lulua and Central Katanga from the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Kasai and Apostolic Prefecture of Katanga
February 26, 1934: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Lulua and Central Katanga
July 8, 1948: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Lulua
November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Kamina

Bishops of Kamina (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Jean-Anatole Kalala Kaseba (since 1990.01.22)
- Bishop Barthélémy Malunga (1971.03.11 – 1990.01.22)
- Bishop Victor Petrus Keuppens, O.F.M. (1959.11.10 – 1971.03.11)
Vicars Apostolic of Lulua (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Victor Petrus Keuppens, O.F.M. (1950.06.25 – 1959.11.10)
- Bishop Camillo Paolo A. Stappers, O.F.M. (1934.02.26 – 1949)
Prefects Apostolic of Lulua and Central Katanga (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Camillo Paolo A. Stappers, O.F.M. (1922 – 1934.02.26)

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