Roman Catholic Diocese of Tshumbe

Diocese of Tshumbe Dioecesis Tshumbeensis
Location
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan	Kananga
Statistics
Area	60,000 km² (23,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 683,288 331,353 (48.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Nicolas Djomo Lola

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tshumbe (Latin: Tshumbeen(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Kananga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathédrale Sainte-Marie in the city of Tshumbe in Kasai-Oriental.

History

May 25, 1936: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Tshumbe, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Kasai
March 14, 1947: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Tshumbe, hence entitled to a titular bishop
Lost territory on 14 June 1951: to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Kole
November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Tshumbe

Joseph Augustin Hagendorens, C.P. (see above 1947.03.23 – 1959.11.10 'see below), Titular Bishop of Caffa (1947.03.23 – 1959.11.10)

Joseph Augustin Hagendorens, C.P. (see above 1959.11.10 – 1968.04.09), later Titular Bishop of Sicca Veneria (1968.04.09 – death 1976.04.20)
Albert Tshomba Yungu (1968.04.09 – 1995.07.22); also President of National Episcopal Conference of Congo (1975 – 1979)
Nicolas Djomo Lola (1997.05.20 - ); also President of Association of Episcopal Conferences of Central Africa (2002 – 2007.07), President of National Episcopal Conference of Congo (2008 – ...).

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