History
- 5 August 1910: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Katanga, on territory split from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
- 18 July 1922: Lost territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Lulua Katanga (now its suffragan dioceses of Kamina and Kolwezi)
- 12 May 1925: Lost territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Upper Luapula (now its suffragan Sakania–Kipushi)
- 22 March 1932: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Katanga, still exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See
- 10 November 1959: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Elisabethville
- 30 May 1966: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lubumbashi
- 13 November 1976: Lost territory to the suffragan Roman Catholic Diocese of Sakania–Kipushi
- 5 March 1977: Lost territory to the suffragan Roman Catholic Diocese of Kilwa–Kasenga
- August 1985: Enjoyed a papal visit by Pope John Paul II.
