Roman Catholic Diocese of Kolwezi

Diocese of Kolwezi

*Dioecesis Koluezensis*
Diocese of Kolwezi; Dioecesis Koluezensis
Location
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan	Lubumbashi
Statistics
Area	103,440 km2 (39,940 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2003); 1,050,000; 615,000 (58.6%);
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Richard Kazadi Kamba
Bishops emeritus	Nestor Ngoy Katahwa

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kolwezi (Latin: Koluezen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Kolwezi in the ecclesiastical province of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

History

Bishops of Kolwezi (Latin Rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Richard Kazadi Kamba (since 11 January 2022)
- Bishop Nestor Ngoy Katahwa (16 November 2000 – 11 January 2022)
- Bishop Floribert Songasonga Mwitwa (25 April 1974 – 22 May 1998), appointed Archbishop of Lubumbashi
- Bishop Victor Petrus Keuppens, O.F.M. (11 March 1971 – 25 April 1974)