Roman Catholic Diocese of Mpika
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Diocese of Mpika Dioecesis Mpikaensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | Zambia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Kasama |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 86,135 km2 (33,257 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 535,000 128,372 (24.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin |
| Cathedral | St. Joseph’s Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Justin Mulenga |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mpika (Latin: Mpikaën(sis)) is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Kasama, also in Zambia.
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker, in the city of Mpika. It also has a former Cathedral, now Church of St. Maria Magdalena de Pazzi, in Ilondola.
President of Zambia Episcopal Conference (2014.07 – ...)
Coordinates: 11°49′53″S 31°26′56″E / 11.8314°S 31.4489°E
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