Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo

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Archdiocese of Huambo

Archidioecesis Huambensis
Huambo in Angola.svg
Location
Country Angola
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2019)
2,019,555
1,137,010 (56.3%)
Parishes49
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established4 September 1940
(As Diocese of Nova Lisboa)
3 February 1977
(As Archdiocese of Huambo)
CathedralMarian Cathedral of the Conception of Our Lady
Secular priests 88 (2019)
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins, S.V.D.
Bishops emeritus José de Queirós Alves, C.SS.R.

The Archdiocese of Huambo (Latin : Archidioecesis Huambensis) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in western Angola.

Contents

The cathedral see of the archbishop is the Marian Cathedral of the Conception of Our Lady (Portuguese : Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Conceição), in Huambo.

By 2019, the archdiocese had approximately 1.1 million Roman Catholics and 88 diocesan priests. [1]

History

On 4 September 1940, the Diocese of Nova Lisboa was established on assembled territories split off from the Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda and mission sui iuris of Cunene, mainly to serve the growing European population in what was then the colony of Portuguese Angola.

As time went on, it shed territory due to the creation of other dioceses :

On 3 February 1977, the Diocese of Nova Lisboa was promoted and renamed the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Huambo.

In June 1992, it enjoyed a Papal visit from Pope John Paul II.

Geography

The archdiocese has an area of 35,770 square kilometers and comprises most of Huambo Province, including the following municipalities:

Bishops

(all Roman Rite) † = deceased

Episcopal ordinaries

Suffragan Bishops of Nova Lisboa
Metropolitan Archbishops of Huambo

Other priests of the Archdiocese who became bishops

Province

Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's archdiocese and the following suffragan sees: [3]

Demographics

The diocese has a population of approximately 2,456,000, most of whom are Ovimbundu or Ganguela. The most common spoken languages are Umbundu and Portuguese. [2]

Statistics [1]
YearPopulationPriestsPermanent

Deacons

ReligiousParishes
CatholicsTotal%DiocesanReligiousTotal

Priests

Catholicsper PriestMaleFemale
1950394,6211,284,66830.7131021153,431-1149837
1966754,7651,327,91356.869971664,546-14518559
1970880,0001,670,00052.786791655,333-13620429
1980767,0001,330,00057.727224915,653-605634
19901,088,0041,750,00062.230235320,528-10213455
19991,000,0002,890,00034.627224920,408-20916542
20001,290,0002,336,21155.232215324,339-17415620
20011,170,002,072,58656.539236218,870-13215220
20021,119,5902,012,18055.641266716,710-11415820
20031,056,0001,956,00054.043226516,246-13017020
20041,120,0001,956,00057.351207115,774-11917342
20061,278,0002,083,00061.457207716,597-8515042
20131,552,0002,530,00061.374219516,336-9917943
20161,635,0002,667,00061.3812310415,721-12717743
20191,137,0102,019,55556.388281169,801-15619649

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References

  1. 1 2 "Huambo (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Arquidiocese do Huambo". Ceast – Conferencia Episcopal de Angola e São Tomé (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  3. "Províncias Eclesiásticas". Ceast – Conferencia Episcopal de Angola e São Tomé (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 March 2023.

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