Suffragan diocese Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Diocese of Kalemie-Kirungu
Kalemien(sis)-Kirunguen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese on Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, tracing to the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Congo erected on 11 January 1887 and renamed Diocese of Kalemie-Kirungu on 22 August 1972. It is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lubumbashi.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1972
- Catholics
- 562,200
- Priests
- 100
- Territory
- 71,577 km²
Parishes and churches
19 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Christ-Roi (1917) Pro- Cathédrale depuis le 11 mai 1986Kalemie · CathedralView parish
- Saint-Joseph (1893) – (Cathédrale)Kirungu · CathedralView parish
- Communauté de Sœurs de Saint JosephNyunzuView parish
- Cœur Immaculé de Marie (1953)NyunzuView parish
- Notre-Dame (1885)MpalaView parish
- Notre-Dame de Fatima (1967)MuntakuyaView parish
- Paroisse Notre-Dame de la Sagesse (1928)KapuloView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Louis (1890)Moba-PortView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Stefano (1997)Moba-PortView parish
- Saint-AndréKalemieView parish
- Saint-Charles Lwanga (1971)KibweView parish
- Saint-Isidore (1948)LyapendaView parish
- Saint-Jacques (1896)LusakaView parish
- Saint-Jean-Marie Vianney (1933)KalaView parish
- Saint-Martin (1960)LumonoView parish
- Saint-René (1948)LubuyeView parish
- Sainte-Marie Reine (1955)KifungoView parish
- Saints Albert et Victor (1930)KalemieView parish
- Yezu Mchungaji Mwema (1965)LumbweView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Jean-Christophe Amade Aloma, M.Afr.
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The cathedral
Cathédrale Christ-Roi stands in Kalemie, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
The Diocese of Kalemie-Kirungu (French: Diocèse catholique romain de Kalemie-Kirungu; Latin: Kalemien(sis)-Kirunguen(sis)) is a Roman Catholic jurisdiction of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, seated at Kalemie-Kirungu and belonging to the ecclesiastical province of Lubumbashi.