Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kasama explained

Jurisdiction:	Archdiocese
Kasama
Latin:	Archidioecesis Kasamaënsis
Country:	Zambia
Territory:	Northern Province, Zambia
Province:	Kasama
Area Km2:	59.13
Population:	1,216,000
Catholics:	570,130
Catholics Percent:	46.9%
Parishes:	23
Denomination:	Catholic
Sui Iuris Church:	Latin Church
Rite:	Roman Rite
Established:	28 January 1913
Archdiocese:	1967
Cathedral:	St. John the Apostle Cathedral, Kasama
Priests:	54
Metro Archbishop:	Ignatius Chama
Suffragans:	Mansa, Mpika
Suffragans:	use
Assistant Bishop:	for one -->
Archdeacon:	for one-->
Map:	Zambia - Arcidiocesi di Kasama.png

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 Apostolic Vicariate of Nyassa in Malawi.
• May 23, 1933: Mission of Lwangwa is separated.
• July 10, 1952: Western part of the vicariate became Apostolic Prefecture of Fort Rosebery, eastern part becomes Apostolic Vicariate of Kasama.
• April 25, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Kasama.
• June 12, 1967: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kasama.^[1]

Special churches

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

Bishops

• Vicars Apostolic of Bangueolo (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Etienne-Benoît Larue, M. Afr. (1913.01.28 – 1935.10.05)
  • Bishop Alexandre-Auguste-Laurent-Marie Roy, M. Afr. (1935.10.05 – 1949.05.16)
• Vicar Apostolic of Kasama (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Marcel Daubechies, M. Afr. (1950.02.03 – 1959.04.25 see below)
• Bishops of Kasama (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Marcel Daubechies, M. Afr. (see above 1959.04.25 – 1964.11.25)
  • Bishop Clemens P. Chabukasansha (1965.07.06 – 1967.06.12 see below)
• Metropolitan Archbishops of Kasama (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Clemens P. Chabukasansha (see above 1967.06.12 – 1973.02.22)
  • Archbishop Elias White Mutale (1973.09.17 – 1990.02.12)
  • Archbishop James Mwewa Spaita (1990.12.03 - 2009.04.30)
  • Archbishop Ignatius Chama (since 2012.01.12)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic

• Alexandre-Auguste-Laurent-Marie Roy, M. Afr. (1934-1935)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Justin Mulenga, appointed Bishop of Mpika in 2015

Archbishop Tresphore G Mpundu Emeritus of Lusaka

Suffragan dioceses

• Mansa
• Mpika

See also

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

Sources

• catholic-hierarchy
• GCatholic.org

-10.2117°N 31.1783°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paul VI . Kasamaënsis et aliarum, Constitutio Apostolica, Kasamaënsis dioecesis ad gradum et dignitatem Ecclesiae metropolitanae evehitur, d. 12 m. Iunii a. 1967, Paulus PP. VI Paulus PP. VI (in Latin) . www.vatican.va . Ecclesia Catholica Romana . 28 February 2021.