Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubumbashi

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubumbashi (Latin: Lubumbashien(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

History

1910.08.05: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Katanga, on territory split from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
1922.07.18: Lost territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Lulua Katanga (now its suffragan dioceses of Kamina and Kolwesi)
1925.05.12: Lost territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Luapula Supérieur (now its suffragan Sakania–Kipushi)
1932.03.22: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Katanga, still exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See
1959.11.10: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Elisabethville
1966.05.30: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lubumbashi
1977.03.05: Lost territory to the suffragan Roman Catholic Diocese of Sakania–Kipushi
Enjoyed a papal visit by Pope John Paul II in August 1985.

The seat of the archbishop is the Cathédrale Saints Pierre et Paul in Lubumbashi.

Metropolitan Archbishops of Lubumbashi (Latin Rite), below
- Archbishop Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo, S.D.B. (2010.12.01 - )
- Archbishop Floribert Songasonga Mwitwa (1998.05.22 - 2010.12.01)
- Archbishop Eugène Kabanga Songasonga (1967.04.13 – 1998.03.25)
- Archbishop José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. (1959.11.10 – 1967.04.13); see below
Vicars Apostolic of Katanga (Latin Rite), below
- Bishop José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. (1958.11.27 – 1959.11.10); see above
- Bishop Jean-Félix de Hemptinne, O.S.B. (1932.03.15 – 1958.02.06); see below
Prefect Apostolic of Katanga (Latin Rite), below
- Father Jean-Félix de Hemptinne, O.S.B. (1910.08.06 – 1932.03.15); see above