Suffragan diocese Tshilomba, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Diocese of Tshilomba
Tshilombana
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese in Lomami Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, erected on 25 March 2022 from the Diocese of Luiza, making it one of the country's newest sees. Its seat is Saint James Cathedral (Saint-Jacques) in Tshilomba, and it is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kananga.
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- Established
- 2022
- Catholics
- 792,000
- Priests
- 76
- Territory
- 11,747 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Sebastien Kenda Ntumba
- Born
- 11 June 1960
- Birthplace
- Tshiona
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The cathedral
Saint James Cathedral stands in Tshilomba, 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
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Roman Catholic Church maintains the Diocese of Tshilomba (Latin: Dioecesis Tshilombana).