Suffragan diocese Chipata, Zambia

Diocese of Chipata

Chipaten(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Chipata is a Latin Church diocese in eastern Zambia, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lusaka, established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Fort Jameson in 1937 and erected as a diocese in 1968. It has been led by Bishop George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu since 2002.

On the map

The address the register holds for Cathedral of St. Anne, in Chipata, Zambia.

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Established: 1937
Catholics: 315,130
Priests: 101
Territory: 69,106 km²

Parishes and churches

23 listed churches 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: George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu
Born: 4 February 1960
Birthplace: Zumaire

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St. Anne stands in Chipata, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 15 April 1968
Latin: Chipaten(sis)
Patron: Saint Anne
Annuario code: 001001141

The see in figures

Catholics: 315,130
Population: 1,381,000
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 22.8%
Priests: 101
Catholics per priest: 3,120
Extent: 69,106 km²
Catholics per km²: 4.6

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

How to reach it

Diocesan offices: Bishop’s House, St. Anne's, Plot 111, P.O. Box 510124, Chipata, Zambia
Telephone and fax: [216]221.375
Email: [email protected]

Contact the diocesan offices using the published details above.

The province of Lusaka

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Lusaka.

The sees of this province:

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Archdiocese of LilongweLilongwe, Malawi126 km
Diocese of DedzaDedza, Malawi192 km
Diocese of TeteTete, Mozambique209 km
Diocese of MpikaMpika238 km
Diocese of LichingaLichinga, Mozambique283 km
Diocese of MzuzuMzuzu, Malawi284 km
Diocese of MangochiMangochi, Malawi294 km
Diocese of ZombaZomba, Malawi347 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].