Roman Catholic Diocese of Ndola
The Diocese of Ndola (Latin: Dioecesis Ndolaensis ) is a location in Zambia Roman Catholic diocese based in Ndola.
History
Pope Pius XI. founded the Apostolic Prefecture of Ndola on January 8, 1938 annexations of the Apostolic Prefecture of Broken Hill. On January 3, 1949, she was charged with the Apostolic Constitution Si in ALIQUA to the rank of Apostolic Vicariate.
On 9 April 1959, lost part of its territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Solwezi. On April 25 of the same year it was raised with the Bull Cum christiana fides to the diocese, the Archdiocese of Lusaka was the subordinate as suffragan. Since 1982, a partnership with the German diocese of Limburg.
Ordinaries
Prefect Apostolic of Ndola
- Francis Costantin Mazzieri OFM Conv (4 February 1938-13. January 1949 )
Vicar Apostolic of Ndola
- Francis Costantin Mazzieri OFM Conv ( 13 January 1949-25. April 1959 )
Bishop of Ndola
- Francis Costantin Mazzieri OFM Conv (25 April 1959-26. November 1965 )
- Nicola Agnozzi OFM Conv (1 February 1966-10. July 1975)
- Dennis Harold De Jong (10 July 1975-17. September 2003)
- Noel Charles O'Regan, SMA (1 October 2004-16. January 2010)
- Alick Banda (since 16 January 2010)
Statistics
Pictures of Roman Catholic Diocese of Ndola
