Metropolitan see Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Archdiocese of Kananga
Kanangan(us)
Latin Church
Latin-rite metropolitan archdiocese in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, founded as a mission sui iuris in 1901, raised to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luluabourg on 10 November 1959, and renamed Kananga on 14 June 1972. Its historic cathedral, Cathedrale Saint-Joseph at Mikalayi, is complemented by the Pro-cathedrale Saint-Clement in Kananga city. Suffragans: Kabinda, Kole, Luebo, Luiza, Mbujimayi, Mweka, Tshilomba, and Tshumbe.
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- Established
- 1972
- Catholics
- 2,703,000
- Priests
- 152
- Territory
- 33,000 km²
Parishes and churches
43 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Saint-Marc (1984) – Paroisse Universitaire – KanangaKananga · CathedralView parish
- Christ-Roi (1961) – NdeshaNdeshaView parish
- Kizito – Basubuke, Saint Hubert – Lusambo, Notre-Dame Tshungu-LubaoDame Tshungu-LubaoView parish
- Notre-Dame des 7 Douleurs (1948) – Katoka/NdeshaTown not recordedView parish
- Ntambue Saint-Bernard (1950) – NganzaNganzaView parish
- Paroisse-SNELSNELView parish
- Sacré-Cœur de Jésus (1956) – KamilabiKamilabiView parish
- Saint Jean-BaptisteBaptisteView parish
- Saint Jean-Baptiste (1927)KabueView parish
- Saint Kalemba Mulumba (1974) – NganzaNganzaView parish
- Saint – Jules (2003)BitandaView parish
- Saint-Alphonse (1984) – KamayiKamayiView parish
- Saint-Benoît (1897)BunkondeView parish
- Saint-Bruno (1977) – MusangilayiMusangilayiView parish
- Saint-Clément (1935)Town not recordedView parish
- Saint-François Xavier (1914)KatendeView parish
- Saint-Isidore (1961)KambundiView parish
- Saint-Jean (1907) – DembaDembaView parish
- Saint-Jean de la Croix (1957) – Katoka IIKatoka IIView parish
- Saint-Joseph (1891)MikalayiView parish
- Saint-Joseph (1977)Bena LekaView parish
- Saint-Laurent (2006)Town not recordedView parish
- Saint-Luc (1965) – AbattoirAbattoirView parish
- Saint-Martin (1987)Bakua MbuyiView parish
- Saint-Martin de Porrès (1962) – Katoka IIIKatoka IIIView parish
- Saint-Michel (1980)LubungaView parish
- Saint-Paul (1933)MuetshiView parish
- Saint-Paul (1963) – LukongaLukongaView parish
- Saint-Pierre Claver (1940)KabuluandaView parish
- Saint-Pierre Claver (1962)Demba-CitéView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Felicien Ntambue Kasembe, C.I.C.M.
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The cathedral
Cathedrale Saint-Joseph stands in Kananga, 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
As Metropolitan See, the Archdiocese of Kananga (Latin: Archidioecesis Kanangana) heads the ecclesiastical province of Kananga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its episcopal cathedral, the Cathédrale Saint Joseph Mikalayi, is located at Kazumba, while the city of Kananga holds the Pro-cathédrale Saint Clément.
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