Roman Catholic Diocese of Uíje

Diocese of Uíje Dioecesis Uiiensis
Location
Country	Angola
Statistics
Area	64,022 km2 (24,719 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	2,096,000 1,346,201 (64.2%)
Parishes	24
Information
Denomination	Catholicism
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman
Established	March 14, 1967 (1967-03-14)
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Malanje
Secular priests	41
Current leadership
Bishop	Joaquim Nhanganga Tyombe
Vicar General	João Lala
Map
Uíge Province, location of the Diocese, within Angola

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Uíje (Latin: Dioecesis Uiiensis) is a diocese located in the ecclesiastical province of Malanje in Angola.

History

• March 14, 1967: Established as Diocese of Carmona and São Salvador from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda
• May 16, 1979: Renamed as Diocese of Uíje

Special churches

The Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Cathedral Church of the Conception of Our Lady) in Uije .

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• Bishops of Uíje (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop Joaquim Nhanganga Tyombe (February 2, 2021 – )
  • Bishop Emilio Sumbelelo (February 2, 2008 – February 11, 2019), appointed Bishop of Viana
  • Bishop José Francisco Moreira dos Santos, OFMCap (May 16, 1979 – February 2, 2008), retired; see below
• Bishop of Carmona and São Salvador (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop José Francisco Moreira dos Santos, OFMCap (March 14, 1967 – May 16, 1979); see above

Coadjutor bishop

• Emílio Sumbelelo (2006-2008)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Almeida Kanda (Canda), appointed Bishop of Ndalatando in 2005
• Luzizila Kiala, appointed Bishop of Sumbe in 2013

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Angola

References

• GCatholic.org