Roman Catholic Diocese of Tshumbe

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Diocese of Tshumbe

Dioecesis Tshumbeensis
Location
CountryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan Kananga
Statistics
Area60,000 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 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.

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

History

Ordinaries

(all Latin Rite)

Apostolic Prefect of Tshumbe
Apostolic Vicar of Tshumbe
Suffragan Bishops of Tshumbe

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