Roman Catholic Diocese Of Tshilomba

Diocese of Tshilomba

*Dioecesis Tshilombana*
Diocese of Tshilomba; Dioecesis Tshilombana
Location
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Kananga
Metropolitan	Marcel Madila Basanguka
Statistics
Area	11,747 km2 (4,536 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	; 1,320,000; 792,000 (60%)
Parishes	27
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	March 25, 2022; 2 years ago
Cathedral	Saint James Cathedral in Tshilomba
Secular priests	76
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop-elect	Sebastien Kenda Ntumba

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tshilomba ( Latin: Dioecesis Tshilombana) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[1]^[2]

History

25 March 2022: the diocese was established from the Diocese of Luiza^[3] It is suffragan to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kananga. The cathedral is the parish church of Saint Jacques in Tshilomba.^[4]

Bishops

^ "Resignations and Appointments, 25.03.2022". Holy See Press Office. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ "Pope Francis Erects New Diocese in DR Congo, Appoints First Bishop". Association for Catholic Information in Africa. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ "Resignations and Appointments, 25.03.2022" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
^ "Holy Father Erects Diocese of Tshilomba, DRC", Exaudi, 25 March 2022

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