Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kasama

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kasama

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kasama {Latin: "Kasamaën(sis)"} is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Kasama in Zambia.

History

* January 28, 1913: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Bangueolo from the from Apostolic Vicariate of Nyassa in Malawi
* July 10, 1952: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Kasama
* April 25, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Kasama
* June 12, 1967: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kasama

pecial Churches

The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of St. John the Apostle in Kasama.

Leadership

* Metropolitan Archbishops of Kasama (Roman rite)
** Archbishop James Spaita (since 1990.12.03)
** Archbishop Elias White Mutale (1973.09.17 – 1990.02.12)
** Archbishop Clemens P. Chabukasansha (1967.06.12 – 1973.02.22)
* Bishops of Kasama (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Clemens P. Chabukasansha (1965.07.06 – 1967.06.12)
** Bishop Marcel Daubechies, M. Afr. (1959.04.25 – 1964.11.25)
* Vicars Apostolic of Kasama (Roman rite)
** Bishop Marcel Daubechies, M. Afr. (1950.02.03 – 1959.04.25)
* Vicars Apostolic of Bangueolo (Roman rite)
** Bishop Alexandre-Auguste-Laurent-Marie Roy, M. Afr. (1935.10.05 – 1949.05.16)
** Bishop Etienne-Benoît Larue, M. Afr. (1913.01.28 – 1935.10.05)

uffragan Dioceses

* Mansa
* Mpika

ee also

*Roman Catholicism in Zambia
*List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Zambia

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/kasa0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]


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