Roman Catholic Diocese of Ndola

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ndola (Latin: Ndolaën(sis)) is a diocese located in Ndola, the third largest city in Zambia.

Diocese of Ndola Dioecesis Ndolaensis
Location
Country	Zambia
Metropolitan	Lusaka
Statistics
Area	32,000 km^2 (12,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 2,000,000 850,000 (42.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Benjamin S. Phiri
Bishops emeritus	Noel Charles O’Regan, S.M.A.

History

• January 8, 1938: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Ndola from the Apostolic Prefecture of Broken Hill
• January 13, 1949: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Ndola
• April 25, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Ndola

Bishops

• Prefect Apostolic of Ndola (Roman rite)
  • Fr. Francis Costantin Mazzieri, O.F.M. Conv. (1938 – 1949.01.13 see below)
• Vicar Apostolic of Ndola (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Francis Costantin Mazzieri, O.F.M. Conv. (see above 1949.01.13 – 1959.04.25 see below)
• Bishops of Ndola (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Francis Costantin Mazzieri, O.F.M. Conv. (see above 1959.04.25 – 1965.11.26)
  • Bishop Nicola Agnozzi, O.F.M. Conv. (1966.02.01 – 1975.07.10), resigned; later appointed Bishop of Ariano, Italy
  • Bishop Dennis Harold De Jong (1975.07.10 – 2003.09.17)
  • Bishop Noel Charles O'Regan, S.M.A. (2004.10.01 - 2010.01.16)
  • Bishop Alick Banda (2010.01.16 - 2018.01.30), appointed Archbishop of Lusaka and Apostolic Administrator here
  • Bishop Benjamin S. Phiri (2020.07.03 - )

Coadjutor Bishop

• Alick Banda (2009-2010)

Auxiliary Bishop

• Nicola Agnozzi, O.F.M. Conv. (1962-1966), appointed Bishop here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Alick Banda, appointed Bishop of Solwezi in 2007; later returned here as Coadjutor
• Charles Joseph Sampa Kasonde, appointed Bishop of Solwezi in 2010

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Zambia

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy