Suffragan diocese Tshumbe, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Diocese of Tshumbe
Tshumbeen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese in the Sankuru region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, established as an Apostolic Prefecture on 25 May 1936 and promoted to diocese on 10 November 1959. Its seat is the Cathedrale Sainte-Marie in Tshumbe, and it is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kananga.
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- Established
- 1959
- Catholics
- 331,353
- Priests
- 94
- Territory
- 60,000 km²
Parishes and churches
20 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Paroisse Tshumbe Sainte MarieTshumbe · CathedralView parish
- Paroisse Bena Dibele Saint Paul de la CroixBena DibeleView parish
- Paroisse Dikungu Sainte HélèneDikunguView parish
- Paroisse Djalo-Cité Saint MichelDjalo-CitéView parish
- Paroisse Ekenyi Saint Louis de GonzagueEkenyiView parish
- Paroisse Katako Saint MartinKatakoView parish
- Paroisse Kiomi Saint Vincent StrambiKiomiView parish
- Paroisse Lodja Saint DésiréLodjaView parish
- Paroisse Lubefu Saint Jean-BaptisteLubefuView parish
- Paroisse Ndjeka Saint Charles LwangaNdjekaView parish
- Paroisse Nganga Sainte Thérèse de l’Enfant JésusNgangaView parish
- Paroisse Okolo Saint JosephOkoloView parish
- Paroisse Omendjadi Saint AntoineOmendjadiView parish
- Paroisse Otshudi Sacré-CoeurOtshudiView parish
- Paroisse Otutu Sainte FamilleOtutuView parish
- Paroisse Shenga Saint AmandShengaView parish
- Paroisse Shinga Sainte VéroniqueShingaView parish
- Paroisse Wimbe Saint PierreWimbeView parish
- Paroisse Yanga Sainte MartheYangaView parish
- Paroisse Yenga Saint GabrielYengaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Vincent Tshomba Shamba Kotsho
- Born
- 22 January 1963
- Birthplace
- Kinshasa
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The cathedral
Cathedrale Sainte-Marie stands in Tshumbe, 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 Kasai-Oriental, the city of Tshumbe hosts the episcopal see of a Latin suffragan diocese (Latin: Tshumbeen(sis)) belonging to the ecclesiastical province of Kananga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The cathedral is the Cathédrale Sainte-Marie.