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Suffragan diocese Mansa, Zambia

Diocese of Mansa

Mansaën(sis)

The Diocese of Mansa is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in the Luapula Province of Zambia, established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Fort Rosebery in 1952 and elevated to a diocese in 1961. It is led by Bishop Patrick Chilekwa Chisanga since 2013.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady, Mansa, in Mansa, Zambia.

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Established
1952
Catholics
474,252
Priests
72
Territory
44,000 km²

Parishes and churches

24 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
Patrick Chisanga
Born
16 May 1971
Birthplace
Kamuchanga
Institute
ORDINE FRANCESCANO FRATI MINORI CONVENTUALI

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady, Mansa stands in Mansa, 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

The Zambian city of Mansa is the seat of a suffragan see (Latin: Mansaën(sis)) within the ecclesiastical province of Kasama.