Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalemie–Kirungu

History

• January 11, 1887: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Congo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Tanganyika in Tanzania
• December 26, 1929: Some territory was lost to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu
• July 11, 1939: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Baudouinville
• January 10, 1952: Some territory was lost to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Kasongo
• November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Baudouinville
• April 24, 1971: Some territory was lost to establish the Diocese of Manono
• August 22, 1972: Renamed as Diocese of Kalemie – Kirungu

  Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• Bishops of Kalemie–Kirungu
• * Bishop Jean-Christophe Amade Aloma, M. Afr.
• * Bishop Dominique Kimpinde Amando
• * Bishop André Ilunga Kaseba
• * Bishop Joseph Mulolwa ; see below
• Bishops of Baudouinville
• * Bishop Joseph Mulolwa ; see above
• * Bishop Urbain Étienne Morlion, M. Afr. ; see below
• Vicars Apostolic of Baudouinville
• * Bishop Urbain Étienne Morlion, M. Afr. ; see above
• * Bishop Victor Roelens, M. Afr. ; see below
• Vicar Apostolic of Upper Congo
• * Bishop Victor Roelens, M. Afr. ; see above

  Coadjutor vicars apostolic

• Auguste-Léopold Huys, M. Afr., died
• Urbain Etienne Morlion, M. Afr.