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	Leo XIV
Bishop	Vincent Tshomba Shamba Kotsho

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

• 25 May 1936: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Tshumbe, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Kasai
• 14 March 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
• 10 November 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Tshumbe

Ordinaries

(all Latin Rite)

Apostolic Prefect of Tshumbe

• Joseph Augustin Hagendorens, Passionists (C.P.) (28 Jul 1936 – 14 March 1947 see below)

Apostolic Vicar of Tshumbe

• Joseph Augustin Hagendorens, C.P. (see above 14 March 1947 – 10 November 1959 see below), Titular Bishop of Caffa (23 March 1947 – 10 November 1959)

Suffragan Bishops of Tshumbe

• Joseph Augustin Hagendorens, C.P. (see above 10 November 1959 – 9 April 1968), later Titular Bishop of Sicca Veneria (9 April 1968 – death 20 April 1976)
• Albert Tshomba Yungu (9 April 1968 – 22 July 1995); also President of National Episcopal Conference of Congo (1975 – 1979)
• Nicolas Djomo Lola (20 May 1997 – 11 June 2022); also President of Association of Episcopal Conferences of Central Africa (2002 – 07.2007), President of National Episcopal Conference of Congo (2008 – 24 June 2016).
• Vincent Tshomba Shamba Kotsho (since 11 June 2022)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Source and External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy