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Republic of Zambia (Zambia)

Zambia

Also known as: Sambia (Deutsch), la Zambie (français), Zambia (español, Italiano, polski, latine), Zâmbia (Português), 贊比亞 (正體中文), ザンビア (日本語)

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Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) Metr. Archdiocese (3)

Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (8)


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Roman Rite (11): Chipata, Kabwe, Kasama, Livingstone, Lusaka, Mansa, Mongu, Monze, Mpika, Ndola, Solwezi


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Apostolic Nunciature: Zambia Archbishop Gian Luca Perici (60)

Holy See Representation: Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)

Conference of Bishops: Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) Archbishop Ignatius Chama (67)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (A.M.E.C.E.A.) Bishop Charles Joseph Sampa Kasonde (56)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcopales d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.) Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. (64)

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Geography

Continent: Eastern and Central Africa

Capital: Lusaka

Area: 743,398 km²

Population: 15,972,001

Former Name: Northern Rhodesia

Neighbouring Countries: Namibia Namibia, ← Angola Angola, ↑ Congo-Kinshasa Congo-Kinshasa, ↗ Tanzania Tanzania, → Malawi Malawi, ↘ Mozambique Mozambique, ↘ Zimbabwe Zimbabwe, ↓ Botswana Botswana

Cultural Summary

Religions: Protestant 75.3%, Roman Catholic 20.2%, other 2.7% (includes Muslim Buddhist, Hindu, and Baha'i), none 1.8%

Languages: Bemba 33.4%, Nyanja 14.7%, Tonga 11.4%, Lozi 5.5%, Chewa 4.5%, Nsenga 2.9%, Tumbuka 2.5%, Lunda (North Western) 1.9%, Kaonde 1.8%, Lala 1.8%, Lamba 1.8%, English (official) 1.7%, Luvale 1.5%, Mambwe 1.3%, Namwanga 1.2%, Lenje 1.1%, Bisa 1%, other 9.7%, unspecified 0.2%

Ethnic Groups: Bemba 21%, Tonga 13.6%, Chewa 7.4%, Lozi 5.7%, Nsenga 5.3%, Tumbuka 4.4%, Ngoni 4%, Lala 3.1%, Kaonde 2.9%, Namwanga 2.8%, Lunda (north Western) 2.6%, Mambwe 2.5%, Luvale 2.2%, Lamba 2.1%, Ushi 1.9%, Lenje 1.6%, Bisa 1.6%, Mbunda 1.2%, other 13.8%, unspecified 0.4%

Motto: One Zambia, One Country (English)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 752,618 km²

Catholic Population: 6,640,000 Catholics (36.1% of 18,401,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 407 parishes, 2,087 mission stations (19 with resident priest, 2,068 without resident priest), 96 other centres

Clergy: 14 bishops (10 diocesan, 4 titular), 1,028 priests (591 diocesan, 437 religious)

Non-Clergy: 2,223 religious (162 brothers, 2,061 sisters), 2 members of secular institutes (sisters), 575 major seminarians, 34 missionaries, 7,554 catechists

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Last updated on 2025.01.01

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