Roman Catholic Diocese of Mansa
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mansa is a suffragan diocese in the city of Mansa
in the ecclesiastical province of Kasama in Zambia.
Mansa
Mansa is a Mandinka word meaning "king of kings". It is particularly associated with the Keita Dynasty of the Mali Empire, which dominated West Africa from the thirteenth to the fifthteenth century...
in the ecclesiastical province of Kasama in Zambia.
History
- July 10, 1952: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Fort Rosebery from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bangueolo
- January 3, 1961: Promoted as Diocese of Fort Rosebery
- November 22, 1967: Renamed as Diocese of Mansa
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Mansa (Roman rite)- Bishop Michael Merizzi (Since 2009.01.15)
- Bishop Andrew Aaron Chisha (1993.07.01 - 2009)
- Archbishop James Spaita (1974.02.28 – 1990.12.03)
- Archbishop Elias White Mutale (1971.07.03 – 1973.09.17)
- Bishop René-Georges Pailloux, M. Afr. (1967.11.22 – 1971.07.03)
- Bishops of Fort Rosebery (Roman rite)
- Bishop René-Georges Pailloux, M. Afr. (1961.01.03 – 1967.11.22)
- Prefects Apostolic of Fort Rosebery (Roman rite)
- Bishop René-Georges Pailloux, M. Afr. (1952.11.07 – 1961.01.03)