Roman Catholic Diocese of Ondjiva

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Dioecesis Ondiivana
Location
CountryFlag of Angola.svg  Angola
Statistics
Area83,900 km2 (32,400 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics

1,154,410
806,760 (69.9%)
Parishes17
Information
Denomination Catholicism
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman
EstablishedAugust 10, 1975 (1975-08-10)
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Lubango
CathedralSé Catedral de Nossa Senhora das Vitórias
Secular priests 33
Current leadership
BishopPio Hipunyati
Map
Cunene in Angola.svg
Location of Cunene Province (headquarters for the diocese) within Angola

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ondjiva (Latin : Dioecesis Ondiivanus) is a diocese located in the city of Ondjiva in the ecclesiastical province of Lubango in Angola.

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History

Special churches

The Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora das Vitórias (Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Victories) in Ondjiva.

Bishops

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

See also

Sources

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