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Metropolitan see Lusaka, Zambia

Archdiocese of Lusaka

Lusaken(sis)

Latin Church

The Archdiocese of Lusaka is the Latin metropolitan see of Zambia, founded as the Apostolic Prefecture of Broken Hill in 1927 and elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese in 1959. It is led by Archbishop Alick Banda and oversees the suffragan dioceses of Chipata, Livingstone, Mongu, and Monze.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Child Jesus, Lusaka, in Lusaka, Zambia.

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Established
1927
Catholics
1,171,000
Priests
81
Territory
35,000 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Archbishop
Alick Banda
Born
15 November 1963
Birthplace
Mufulira

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Child Jesus, Lusaka stands in Lusaka, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Zambia's national primatial see, the Archdiocese of Lusaka (Archidioecesis Lusakensis), is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church. Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of the Child Jesus in Lusaka, the national capital.

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