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Metropolitan see Kasama, Zambia

Archdiocese of Kasama

Kasamaën(sis)

Latin Church

The Archdiocese of Kasama is the metropolitan see for northern Zambia, originating as the 1913 Apostolic Vicariate of Bangweolo and elevated to an archdiocese on 12 June 1967. Its province includes the suffragan dioceses of Mansa and Mpika.

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Esri
Kasama, Zambia, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1913
Catholics
570,130
Priests
54
Territory
59 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Archbishop
Ignatius Chama
Born
12 August 1957
Birthplace
Mutomo-Kawambwa

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The cathedral

St. John the Apostle Cathedral stands in Kasama, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Kasama in Zambia is the seat of a Roman Catholic archdiocese (Latin: Kasamaën(sis)), which serves as the Metropolitan See of the ecclesiastical province of the same name.

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