Archdiocese of Kasama

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kasama () 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.

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of St. John the Apostle in Kasama.

Bishops

• Vicars Apostolic of Bangueolo (Roman rite)
• Bishop Etienne-Benoît Larue, M. Afr. (1913.01.28 – 1935.10.05)
• Bishop Alexandre-Auguste-Laurent-Marie Roy, M. Afr. (1935.10.05 – 1949.05.16)
• 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

• Mansa
• Mpika

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Zambia
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Zambia

Sources

• catholic-hierarchy
• GCatholic.org