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Diocese of Cabinda Dioecesis Cabindana | |
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Location | |
Country | Angola |
Headquarters | Rua Gago Coutinho, Largo Pedro Benge, Cabinda, Angola |
Statistics | |
Area | 7.12 km2 (2.75 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | 762000 565195 (74.2%) |
Parishes | 21 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman |
Established | July 2, 1984 |
Cathedral | Our Lady Queen of the World in Cabinda |
Secular priests | 33 |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti, CSSp |
Suffragan | Archdiocese of Luanda |
Map | |
Location within Angola |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabinda (Latin : Dioecesis Cabindana) is a diocese located in the city of Cabinda in the ecclesiastical province of Luanda in Angola.
The Cathedral of the diocese is the Cathedral church of Our Lady Queen of the World (Portuguese : Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora Rainha do Mundo) in Cabinda.
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