Roman Catholic Diocese of Menongue
Dioecesis Menonguensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Angola |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 199,049 km2 (76,853 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | 714,353 372,908 (52.2%) |
| Parishes | 16 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholicism |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman |
| Established | August 10, 1975 |
| Archdiocese | Lubango |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Fátima |
| Secular priests | 13 |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Leopoldo Ndakalako |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Menongue (Latin: Dioecesis Menonguensis) is a diocese located in the city of Menongue in the ecclesiastical province of Lubango in Angola.
History
[edit]- 10 August 1975: Established as Diocese of Serpa Pinto from the Diocese of Nova Lisboa and Diocese of Sá da Bandeira
- 16 May 1979: Renamed as Diocese of Menongue
Special churches
[edit]The Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora de Fátima (Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Fatima) in Menongue.
Bishops
[edit]Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
[edit]- Bishops of Menongue (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Leopoldo Ndakalako (19 March 2019–present)
- Bishop Mário Lucunde (3 August 2005 – 12 March 2018)[1]
- Bishop José de Queirós Alves, C.SS.R. (12 September 1986 – 3 May 2004), appointed Archbishop of Huambo
- Bishop Francisco Viti (16 May 1979 – 12 September 1986), appointed Archbishop of Huambo
- Bishop of Serpa Pinto (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Francisco Viti (10 August 1975 – 16 May 1979); see above
See also
[edit]Sources
[edit]- GCatholic.org
- "Diocese of Menongue". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
References
[edit]| Province of Huambo | |
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| Province of Luanda | |
| Province of Lubango | |
| Province of Malanje | |
| Province of Saurimo | |
