Roman Catholic Diocese of Luiza

The Diocese of Luiza (Latin: Dioecesis ludovicanus ) is a located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Roman Catholic diocese based in Luiza.

History

The Diocese of Luiza was born on September 26, 1967 by Pope Paul VI. In Summo Pontificalis built with the Apostolic Constitution of cessions of territory of the Archdiocese Luluabourg and this is a suffragan.

Bishops of Luiza

  • Bernard Mels, CICM, 1967-1970
  • Godefroid Mukeng'a Kalond CICM, 1971-1997, then Archbishop of Kananga
  • Léonard Kasanda Lumembu CICM, 1998-2014
  • Félicien Mwanama Galumbulula, since 2014
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