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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