Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubumbashi explained

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubumbashi (Latin: Lubumbashien(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

History

5 August 1910: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Katanga, on territory split from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
18 July 1922: Lost territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Lulua Katanga (now its suffragan dioceses of Kamina and Kolwezi)
12 May 1925: Lost territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Upper Luapula (now its suffragan Sakania–Kipushi)
22 March 1932: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Katanga, still exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See
10 November 1959: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Elisabethville
30 May 1966: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lubumbashi
13 November 1976: Lost territory to the suffragan Roman Catholic Diocese of Sakania–Kipushi
5 March 1977: Lost territory to the suffragan Roman Catholic Diocese of Kilwa–Kasenga
August 1985: Enjoyed a papal visit by Pope John Paul II.

The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul (French: Cathédrale Saints Pierre et Paul) in Lubumbashi.

Metropolitan Archbishops of Lubumbashi (Latin Rite), below
- Archbishop Fulgence Muteba Mugalu (22 May 2021 – ...)
- Archbishop Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo, S.D.B. (1 December 2010 – 31 March 2021)
- Archbishop Floribert Songasonga Mwitwa (22 May 1998 – 1 December 2010)
- Archbishop Eugène Kabanga Songasonga (13 April 1967 – 25 March 1998)
- Archbishop José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. (10 November 1959 – 13 April 1967); see below
Vicars Apostolic of Katanga (Latin Rite), below
- Bishop José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. (27 November 1958 – 10 November 1959); see above
- Bishop Jean-Félix de Hemptinne, O.S.B. (15 March 1932 – 6 February 1958); see below
Prefect Apostolic of Katanga (Latin Rite), below
- Father Jean-Félix de Hemptinne, O.S.B. (6 August 1910 – 15 March 1932); see above