The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kasama (Latin: Kasamaën(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Kasama in Zambia.
History
- January 28, 1913: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Bangueolo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Nyassa in Malawi.
- May 23, 1933: Mission of Lwangwa is separated.
- July 10, 1952: Western part of the vicariate became Apostolic Prefecture of Fort Rosebery, eastern part becomes Apostolic Vicariate of Kasama.
- April 25, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Kasama.
- June 12, 1967: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kasama.[1]
Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of St. John the Apostle in Kasama.
Bishops
- Vicars Apostolic of Bangueolo (Roman rite)
- Vicar Apostolic of Kasama (Roman rite) Bishop Marcel Daubechies, M. Afr. (1950.02.03 – 1959.04.25 see below)
- Bishops of Kasama (Roman rite) Bishop Marcel Daubechies, M. Afr. (see above 1959.04.25 – 1964.11.25); Bishop Clemens P. Chabukasansha (1965.07.06 – 1967.06.12 see below)
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Kasama (Roman rite) Archbishop Clemens P. Chabukasansha (see above 1967.06.12 – 1973.02.22); Archbishop Elias White Mutale (1973.09.17 – 1990.02.12); Archbishop James Mwewa Spaita (1990.12.03 - 2009.04.30); Archbishop Ignatius Chama (since 2012.01.12)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic
- Alexandre-Auguste-Laurent-Marie Roy, M. Afr. (1934-1935)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Justin Mulenga, appointed Bishop of Mpika in 2015
- Telesphore George Mpundu Archbishop Emeritus of Lusaka
Suffragan dioceses
References
- 1.Paul VI. "Kasamaënsis et aliarum, Constitutio Apostolica, Kasamaënsis dioecesis ad gradum et dignitatem Ecclesiae metropolitanae evehitur, d. 12 m. Iunii a. 1967, Paulus PP. VI | Paulus PP. VI (in Latin)". www.vatican.va. Ecclesia Catholica Romana. Retrieved 28 February 2021.