Suffragan diocese Sakania, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Diocese of Sakania-Kipushi
Sakanien(sis)-Kipushien(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese in Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, established on 12 May 1925 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Upper Luapula, promoted to diocese in 1959, and renamed Sakania-Kipushi in 1977. It is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lubumbashi.
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- Established
- 1977
- Catholics
- 109,975
- Priests
- 50
- Territory
- 40,000 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
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The bishop
- Bishop
- Gaston Kashala Ruwezi, S.D.B.
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The cathedral
Cathédrale Sacré-Cœur stands in Sakania, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
Within the ecclesiastical province of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sakania-Kipushi (Latin: Sakanien(sis)-Kipushien(sis)) takes its seat in the city of Sakania-Kipushi.