Roman Catholic Diocese of Ondjiva
Roman Catholic diocese in Angola
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Diocese of Ondjiva Dioecesis Ondiivana | |
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Location | |
Country | Angola |
Statistics | |
Area | 83,900 km2 (32,400 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | 1,154,410 806,760 (69.9%) |
Parishes | 17 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholicism |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman |
Established | August 10, 1975 (1975-08-10) |
Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Lubango |
Cathedral | Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora das Vitórias |
Secular priests | 33 |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Pio Hipunyati |
Map | |
Location of Cunene Province (headquarters for the diocese) within Angola |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ondjiva (Latin: Dioecesis Ondiivanus) is a diocese located in the city of Ondjiva in the ecclesiastical province of Lubango in Angola.
History
- August 10, 1975: Established as Diocese of Pereira de Eça from the Diocese of Nova Lisboa and Diocese of Sá da Bandeira
- May 16, 1979: Renamed as Diocese of Ondjiva
Special churches
The Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora das Vitórias (Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Victories) in Ondjiva.
Bishops
- Bishops of Ondjiva (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Pio Hipunyati (since Nov 23, 2011)
- Bishop Fernando Guimarães Kevanu (Jan 30, 1988 - Nov 23, 2011)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Dionísio Hisiilenapo, appointed Bishop of Namibe in 2011
- Leopoldo Ndakalako, appointed Bishop of Menongue in 2019
See also
Sources
- GCatholic.org
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- Archdiocese of Lubango
- Diocese of Menongue
- Diocese of Namibe
- Diocese of Ondjiva
- Catholicism portal
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