Archdiocese of Lusaka
Lusaken(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Lusaka, Zambia
The Archdiocese of Lusaka is the Latin metropolitan see of Zambia, founded as the Apostolic Prefecture of Broken Hill in 1927 and elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese in 1959. It is led by Archbishop Alick Banda and oversees the suffragan dioceses of Chipata, Livingstone, Mongu, and Monze.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 25 April 1959
- Latin
- Lusaken(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001002073
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,171,000
- Population
- 3,310,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 35.4%
- Priests
- 81
- Catholics per priest
- 14,457
- Extent
- 35,000 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 33
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Alick Banda
- Born
- 15 November 1963
- Birthplace
- Mufulira
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Child Jesus, Lusaka stands in Lusaka, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Lusaka
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of ChipataChipata
- Diocese of KabweKabwe
- Diocese of LivingstoneLivingstone
- Diocese of MonguMongu
- Diocese of MonzeMonze
- Diocese of SolweziSolwezi
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Zambia's national primatial see, the Archdiocese of Lusaka (Archidioecesis Lusakensis), is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church. Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of the Child Jesus in Lusaka, the national capital.
Catholic Intelligence
Get early access
We are indexing the whole visible Church: every diocese and parish on earth, searchable and mapped, with Mass times, clergy, and diocesan contacts. Launching soon. Sign up to be first in when it opens, starting with [object Object].
One email at launch. Nothing else.
Already have access? Sign inSources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.