The King of Belgium later named Cambier an officer of the Royal Order of the Lion in recognition of his services in South Africa.
The name of the catechist in the local dialect is “mulami,” which means “guardian, shepherd.”[2] On 10 March 1949 it was renamed the "Apostolic Vicariate of Luluabourg".
On 10 November 1959 the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Kasai was raised to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luluabourg.
Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own Archdiocese and the following Suffragan dioceses: In February 2017, the seminary of Malole in Kananga was damaged by arson.
St. Antoine Chapel in the village of Demba is named in honor of St. Anthony Parish in Davenport, Iowa which provided the funds to build the chapel in response to Pope Francis’ request to establish a permanent memorial of the Year of Mercy.