Roman Catholic Diocese of Livingstone

Diocese of Livingstone Dioecesis Livingstonensis
St. Theresa's Catholic Church
Location
Country	Zambia
Metropolitan	Lusaka
Statistics
Area	58,200 km^2 (22,500 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 419,060 69,810 (16.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Valentine Kalumba, OMI
Bishops emeritus	Raymond Mpezele

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Livingstone (Latin: Livingstonen[sis]) is a diocese located in Livingstone in Zambia.

History

• May 25, 1936: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Victoria Falls from the Apostolic Prefecture of Broken Hill
• March 10, 1950: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Livingstone
• April 25, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Livingstone

Leadership

• Prefect Apostolic of Victoria Falls
  • Fr. Vincent Joseph Flynn, OFMCap (1936.07.28 – 1950.03.10)
• Vicar Apostolic of Livingstone
  • Bishop Timothy Phelim O'Shea, OFMCap (1950.05.24 – 1959.04.25 see below)
• Bishops of Livingstone
  • Bishop Timothy Phelim O'Shea, OFMCap (see above 1959.04.25 – 1974.11.18)
  • Bishop Adrian Mung'andu (1974.11.18 – 1984.01.09), appointed Archbishop of Lusaka
  • Bishop Raymond Mpezele (1985.05.03 - 2016.05.18)
  • Bishop Valentine Kalumba, OMI (since 2016.06.18)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Zambia

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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