di oc ese ▁of ▁Lub umb ashi ▁() ▁is ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁See ▁for ▁the ▁E cc les iast ical ▁province ▁of ▁Lub umb ashi ▁in ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Republic ▁of ▁the ▁Congo . ▁ ▁History ▁▁▁▁ 1 9 1 0 . 0 8 . 0 5 : ▁Est ab lished ▁as ▁Apost ol ic ▁Pref ect ure ▁of ▁Kat anga , ▁on ▁territory ▁split ▁from ▁the ▁Apost ol ic ▁Vic ari ate ▁of ▁Lé op old ville ▁▁ 1 9 2 2 . 0 7 . 1 8 : ▁Lost ▁territory ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁Apost ol ic ▁Pref ect ure ▁of ▁L ul ua ▁Kat anga ▁( now ▁its ▁suff rag an ▁dioc eses ▁of ▁Kam ina ▁and ▁Kol w esi ) ▁▁ 1 9 2 5 . 0 5 . 1 2 : ▁Lost ▁territory ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁Apost ol ic ▁Pref ect ure ▁of ▁Lu ap ula ▁Sup érieur ▁( now ▁its ▁suff rag an ▁Sak ania – K ip ush i ) ▁▁ 1 9 3 2 . 0 3 . 2 2 : ▁Prom oted ▁as ▁Apost ol ic ▁Vic ari ate ▁of ▁Kat anga , ▁still ▁ex empt , ▁i . e . ▁directly ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁Holy ▁See ▁▁▁ 1 9 5 9 . 1 1 . 1 0 : ▁Prom oted ▁as ▁Metropolitan ▁Arch di oc ese ▁of ▁Elisabeth ville ▁▁▁ 1 9 6 6 . 0 5 . 3 0 : ▁Ren amed ▁as ▁Metropolitan ▁Arch di oc ese ▁of ▁Lub umb ashi ▁▁ 1 9