Archdiocese of Lusaka

Archidioecesis Lusakensis
Location
CountryZambia
Statistics
Area35,000 km2 (14,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics

3,310,000
1,171,000 (35.4%)
Parishes60
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralChild Jesus Cathedral
Secular priests81
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopAlick Banda
Bishops emeritusTelesphore George Mpundu

The Archdiocese of Lusaka (Archidioecesis Lusakensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Zambia, where it is also considered its national primatial see.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathedral of the Child Jesus, in the national capital Lusaka.

Statistics

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As of 2015, the archdiocese pastorally served 1,171,000 Catholics (35.4% of 3,310,000 total) on an area of 64,000 km2 (24,720 mi2), subdivided into 60 parishes and 86 missions, administered by 235 priests (81 diocesan, 154 religious), 1,300 lay religious (327 brothers, 973 sisters) and 37 seminarians.

Ecclesiastical province

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The Metropolitan archdiocese has the following suffragan sees :

History

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Bishops

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Ordinaries

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Missionary Ordinaries

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Apostolic Prefect of Broken Hill
Apostolic Prefect of Lusaka
Apostolic Vicars of Lusaka

Diocesan Ordinaries

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Metropolitan Archbishops of Lusaka

Coadjutor Archbishop

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Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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