Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubumbashi

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

Lubumbashi Cathedral

1910.08.05: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Katanga, on territory split from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
1922.07.18: Lost territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Lulua Katanga (now its suffragan dioceses of Kamina and Kolwesi)
1925.05.12: Lost territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Luapula Supérieur (now its suffragan Sakania–Kipushi)
1932.03.22: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Katanga, still exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See
1959.11.10: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Elisabethville
1966.05.30: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lubumbashi
1977.03.05: Lost territory to the suffragan Roman Catholic Diocese of Sakania–Kipushi
Enjoyed a papal visit by Pope John Paul II in August 1985.

The seat of the archbishop is the Cathédrale Saints Pierre et Paul in Lubumbashi.

Metropolitan Archbishops of Lubumbashi (Latin Rite)
- Archbishop Floribert Songasonga Mwitwa (since 1998.05.22)
- Archbishop Eugène Kabanga Songasonga (1967.04.13 – 1998.03.25)
- Archbishop José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. (1959.11.10 – 1967.04.13)
Vicars Apostolic of Katanga (Latin Rite)
- Archbishop José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. (1958.11.27 – 1959.11.10)
- Bishop Jean-Félix de Hemptinne, O.S.B. (1910.08.06 – 1958.02.06)

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