Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbanza Congo
Dioecesis Mbanzacongensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Angola |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 39,459 km2 (15,235 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | 875,320 378,468 (43.2%) |
| Parishes | 8 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholicism |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman |
| Established | November 7, 1984 |
| Archdiocese | Luanda |
| Cathedral | Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Conceição |
| Secular priests | 16 |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Vicente Carlos Kiaziku, OFMCap |
| Bishops emeritus | Serafim Shyngo-Ya-Hombo |
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 Zaire Province, location of M'banza-Kongo, within Angola | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbanza Congo (Latin: Dioecesis Mbanzacongensis) is a diocese located in the city of M'Banza Congo in the ecclesiastical province of Luanda in Angola.
History
[edit]- 7 November 1984: Established as Diocese of Mbanza Congo from the Diocese of Uíje
Special churches
[edit]The Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Cathedral Church of the Conception of Our Lady) in M'Banza Congo.
Leadership
[edit]- Bishops of Mbanza Congo (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Vicente Carlos Kiaziku, OFMCap (5 January 2009–present)
- Bishop Serafim Shyngo-Ya-Hombo, OFMCap (29 May 1992 – 5 January 2009)
- Bishop Afonso Nteka, OFMCap (8 November 1984 – 10 August 1991)
See also
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| Province of Huambo | |
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| Province of Luanda | |
| Province of Lubango | |
| Province of Malanje | |
| Province of Saurimo | |
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