Roman Catholic Diocese of Mpika
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mpika is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Kasama, also in Zambia.
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker, in the city of Mpika.
It also has a former Cathedral, now Church of St. Maria Magdalena de Pazzi, in Ilondola.History
- It was established on May 23, 1933 as Mission "sui iuris" of Lwangwa from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bangueolo
- On July 1, 1937 it was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Lwangwa
- Renamed on March 8, 1951 as Apostolic Vicariate of Abercorn
- On April 25, 1959 it was promoted as Diocese of Abercorn, losing its exempt status by joining the province of Kasama
- On November 22, 1967, it was renamed as Diocese of Mbala
- On April 26, 1991, renamed as Diocese of Mbala – Mpika
- Finally on September 9, 1994 it was renamed as Diocese of Mpika
Missionary and Episcopal Ordinaries
;Ecclesiastical superior of the Mission sui iuris of Lwangwa
;Apostolic Vicars of Lwangwa
;Apostolic Vicars of Abercorn
;Suffragan Bishop of Abercorn
- Adolf Fürstenberg, M. Afr.
;Suffragan Bishops of Mbala
;Suffragan Bishop of Mbala – Mpika
;Suffragan Bishops of Mpika
President of Zambia Episcopal Conference
Apostolic Administrator Father Robert Lavertu, M. Afr. Ignatius Chama ''Apostolic administrator Ignatius Chama, Metropolitan of Kasama Justin Mulenga
