Archdiocese of Lusaka Archidioecesis Lusakensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Zambia |
Statistics | |
Area | 35,000 km2 (14,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | 3,310,000 1,171,000 (35.4%) |
Parishes | 60 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Child Jesus Cathedral |
Secular priests | 81 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Alick Banda |
Bishops emeritus | Telesphore George Mpundu |
The Archdiocese of Lusaka (Archidioecesis Lusakensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Zambia, where it is also considered its national primatial see.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathedral of the Child Jesus, in the national capital Lusaka.
As of 2015 [update] , the archdiocese pastorally served 1,171,000 Catholics (35.4% of 3,310,000 total) on an area of 64,000 km² (24,720 mi²), subdivided into 60 parishes and 86 missions, administered by 235 priests (81 diocesan, 154 religious), 1,300 lay religious (327 brothers, 973 sisters) and 37 seminarians.
The Metropolitan archdiocese has the following suffragan sees :
Coordinates: 15°24′50″S28°18′54″E / 15.41389°S 28.31500°E
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