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Suffragan diocese Kilwa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Diocese of Kilwa-Kasenga

Kilvaën(sis)-Kasengaën(sis)

Latin-rite diocese in Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, erected in 1948 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Lac Moero, promoted to Diocese of Kilwa on 24 August 1962, and renamed Kilwa-Kasenga on 4 August 1977. It is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lubumbashi.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathédrale Saint André in Kilwa, in Kilwa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Established
1977
Catholics
130,000
Priests
39
Territory
54,000 km²

Parishes and churches

19 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Desire Lenge Mukwenye
Born
2 March 1966
Birthplace
Lwanza

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The cathedral

Cathédrale Saint André in Kilwa stands in Kilwa, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Two cities, Kilwa and Kasenga, anchor this Roman Catholic diocese (Latin: Kilvaën(sis)-Kasengaën(sis)) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which falls within the ecclesiastical province of Lubumbashi.