Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kasama

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kasama (Latin: Kasamaën(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Kasama in Zambia.

Archdiocese of Kasama Archidioecesis Kasamaënsis
St. John the Apostle Cathedral in Kasama
Location
Country	Zambia
Territory	Northern Province, Zambia
Ecclesiastical province	Kasama
Statistics
Area	59.13 km2 (22.83 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	1,216,000 570,130 (46.9%%)
Parishes	23
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	28 January 1913
Archdiocese	1967
Cathedral	St. John the Apostle Cathedral, Kasama
Secular priests	54
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Metropolitan Archbishop	Ignatius Chama
Suffragans	Mansa, Mpika
Map
The Northern Province of Zambia which is the territory of the Archdiocese of Kasama

History

• January 28, 1913: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Bangueolo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Nyassa in Malawi.
• May 23, 1933: Mission of Lwangwa is separated.
• July 10, 1952: Western part of the vicariate became Apostolic Prefecture of Fort Rosebery, eastern part becomes Apostolic Vicariate of Kasama.
• April 25, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Kasama.
• June 12, 1967: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kasama.^[1]

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of St. John the Apostle in Kasama.

Bishops

• Vicars Apostolic of Bangueolo (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Etienne-Benoît Larue, M. Afr. (1913.01.28 – 1935.10.05)
  • Bishop Alexandre-Auguste-Laurent-Marie Roy, M. Afr. (1935.10.05 – 1949.05.16)
• Vicar Apostolic of Kasama (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Marcel Daubechies, M. Afr. (1950.02.03 – 1959.04.25 see below)
• Bishops of Kasama (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Marcel Daubechies, M. Afr. (see above 1959.04.25 – 1964.11.25)
  • Bishop Clemens P. Chabukasansha (1965.07.06 – 1967.06.12 see below)
• Metropolitan Archbishops of Kasama (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Clemens P. Chabukasansha (see above 1967.06.12 – 1973.02.22)
  • Archbishop Elias White Mutale (1973.09.17 – 1990.02.12)
  • Archbishop James Mwewa Spaita (1990.12.03 - 2009.04.30)
  • Archbishop Ignatius Chama (since 2012.01.12)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic

• Alexandre-Auguste-Laurent-Marie Roy, M. Afr. (1934-1935)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Justin Mulenga, appointed Bishop of Mpika in 2015
• Telesphore George Mpundu Archbishop Emeritus of Lusaka

Suffragan dioceses

• Mansa
• Mpika

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Zambia
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Zambia