Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubumbashi

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
• 1925.05.12: Lost territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Luapula Supérieur
• 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.

  Special churches

Bishops

Ordinaries in reverse chronological order

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Lubumbashi, below
• * Archbishop Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo, S.D.B.
• * Archbishop Floribert Songasonga Mwitwa
• * Archbishop Eugène Kabanga Songasonga
• * Archbishop José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. ; see below
• Vicars Apostolic of Katanga, below
• * Bishop José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. ; see above
• * Bishop Jean-Félix de Hemptinne, O.S.B. ; see below
• Prefect Apostolic of Katanga, below
• * Father Jean-Félix de Hemptinne, O.S.B. ; see above

  Coadjutor archbishop

Suffragan dioceses

• Kalemie–Kirungu
• Kamina
• Kilwa–Kasenga
• Kolwezi
• Kongolo
• Manono
• Sakania–Kipushi