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Erected |
25 April 1959 |
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Area |
32,000 sq kilometers |
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Population |
2,000,000 |
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Catholics |
850,000 |
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Priests |
98 |
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Permanent deacons |
1 |
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Religious |
322 |
History:
The territory was erected as the Prefecture Apostolic Ndola, territory taken from the Prefecture Apostolic of Broken Hill on 8 January 1938
It was elevated to be the Vicariate Apostolic of Ndola on 13 January 1949
Part of the territory became the Prefecture Apostolic of Solwezi on 9 April 1959
Ordinary: Bishop Alick Banda
Bishop Banda was born in Mufulira, Ndola diocese, Zambia on 15 November 1963.
He was ordained priest on 7 August 1994.
He was appointed Bishop of Solwezi on 30 June 2007 and ordained bishop on 29 July 2007.
On 13 November he was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Ndola.
He succeeded as Bishop of Ndola on 16 January 2010.
P.O. Box 70244
Ndola, Zambia, Telephone: +260-212-614013 or +260-212-681307
Fax: +260-212-620630
Former Bishops:
Francis Constantin Mazzieri OFM Conv: Appointed on 4 February 1938 and retired 26 November 1965
Nicola Agnozzi, OFM Conv. Appointed 1 February 1966 and resigned 10 July 1975
Dennis Harold De Jong. Appointed 10 July 1975 and died 17 September 2003
Noel Charles O’Regan SMA. Translated from Solwezi on 1 October 2004 and resigned on 16 January 2010.
SMA in the Diocese of Ndola
SMA work in seven parishes and various chaplaincies.
Regional House:
Fr Anthony Kelly (Galway), Regional Superior and responsible for The Martyrs of Uganda Parish, Chikumbi
SMA Regional House
P O Box 70356
Ndola
Street address: 16 Koumboka Drive, Ndola
Tel: +260-212-681222
Fax: +260-212-680580
@ anthony.kelly at sma.ie
Fr Cathal McKenna (Guestmaster)
Luwanga, Kitwe:
Fr Pascal Emong ‘Ekisa (Kenya)
Fr Martin O’Farrell (Cork)
Mulenga Kitwe:
Fr P J Gormley (Augher, Tyrone)
St Maximillian Kolbe Parish
P O Box 20578
Kitwe
Tel: +260-212-251005
New SMA Parish:
Fr Brian O’Kane (Tyrone)
131 Petuake Crescent
Ndola
Tel: +260-212-681113
Mufulira:
Fr Thomas Casey (Tipperary)
Fr Hope Klutsey (Ghana)
Fr Gustave Mukosha (Zambia) – also serves as Deputy Regional Superior
P O Box 40940
Mufilira
Responsible for
St Mary’s, Kamuchanga
St Peter’s, Kansuswa
St Francis, Kawama
St Michael, Chibolia
Chaplaincy Service: (various institutions):
Fr Daniel Burke (Waterford)
P O Box 70356
Ndola
Tel: +260-977-277647