Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubumbashi

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubumbashi (Lubumbashien(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

History

 * 5 August 1910: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Katanga, on territory split from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
 * 18 July 1922: Lost territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Lulua Katanga (now its suffragan dioceses of Kamina and Kolwezi)
 * 12 May 1925: Lost territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Upper Luapula (now its suffragan Sakania–Kipushi)
 * 22 March 1932: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Katanga, still exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See
 * 10 November 1959: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Elisabethville
 * 30 May 1966: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lubumbashi
 * 13 November 1976: Lost territory to the suffragan Roman Catholic Diocese of Sakania–Kipushi
 * 5 March 1977: Lost territory to the suffragan Roman Catholic Diocese of Kilwa–Kasenga
 * August 1985: Enjoyed a papal visit by Pope John Paul II.

Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul (Cathédrale Saints Pierre et Paul) in Lubumbashi.

Ordinaries in reverse chronological order

 * Metropolitan Archbishops of Lubumbashi (Latin Rite), below
 * Archbishop Fulgence Muteba Mugalu (22 May 2021 – ...)
 * Archbishop Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo, S.D.B. (1 December 2010 – 31 March 2021)
 * Archbishop Floribert Songasonga Mwitwa (22 May 1998 – 1 December 2010)
 * Archbishop Eugène Kabanga Songasonga (13 April 1967 – 25 March 1998)
 * Archbishop José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. (10 November 1959 – 13 April 1967); see below
 * Vicars Apostolic of Katanga (Latin Rite), below
 * Bishop José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. (27 November 1958 – 10 November 1959); see above
 * Bishop Jean-Félix de Hemptinne, O.S.B. (15 March 1932 – 6 February 1958); see below
 * Prefect Apostolic of Katanga (Latin Rite), below
 * Father Jean-Félix de Hemptinne, O.S.B. (6 August 1910 – 15 March 1932); see above

Coadjutor archbishop

 * Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo, S.D.B. (2008-2010)

Suffragan dioceses

 * Kalemie–Kirungu
 * Kamina
 * Kilwa–Kasenga
 * Kolwezi
 * Kongolo
 * Manono
 * Sakania–Kipushi