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Diocese of Luiza

Dioecesis Ludovicana



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 26 September 1967
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kananga
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Congo, The Democratic Republic of
  • Square Kilometers: 21,777 (8,411 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Évêché de Luiza, B.P. 70, Kananga, Rep. Democratique du Congo
  • Telephone: (097)74.27.263; (082)52.97.707

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
26 September 1967ErectedArchdiocese of Luluabourg (Southern Part) Diocese of Luiza (erected)
19 July 1969Territory AddedArchdiocese of Luluabourg
Diocese of Luiza
28 August 1971Territory AddedDiocese of Mbujimayi (Southern part of Muene-Ditu) Diocese of Luiza
25 March 2022Territory LostDiocese of Luiza (Lomami (Tshilomba and Mwene-Ditu) and Katshisungu, Kanincin, Mulundu, and Kanda-Kanda) Diocese of Tshilomba (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1969120,000270,00044.4%427313,87033299ap1971
1980361,000549,00065.8%9243310,939298021ap1981
1990505,457895,00056.5%3520559,1905811923ap1991
1996590,626999,83459.1%5818767,7716720126ap2001
2001840,2661,500,00056.0%68158310,1236522330ap2002
2002847,7661,500,00056.5%65127711,0097824430ap2003
2003847,8501,500,00056.5%61107111,9418928730ap2004
20131,799,0002,586,00069.6%78108820,4438037147ap2014
20161,639,6602,385,98868.7%8599417,4437738845ap2017
20191,802,1602,622,45068.7%101911016,3839040645ap2020
20211,752,9652,696,87065.0%103811115,7925545453ap2022
2022738,0001,230,00060.0%79799,34123210626bul:25Mar2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 60, Page 180, to Page 182
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 61, Page 748
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 63, Page 944, and Page 945

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