The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ndola () is an Archdiocese located in Ndola, the third largest city in Zambia.
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 June 18, 2024: Elevated as Archdiocese of Ndola
Suffragan dioceses Kabwe Solwezi
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 - 2024.06.18) Archbishop Benjamin S. Phiri (Since 18 June 2024)
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
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