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 |
Map | |
Zaire Province, location of M'banza-Kongo, within Angola |
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