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Dioecesis Ondiivana | |
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Location | |
Country | Angola |
Statistics | |
Area | 83,900 km2 (32,400 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | 1,154,410 806,760 (69.9%) |
Parishes | 17 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholicism |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman |
Established | August 10, 1975 |
Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Lubango |
Cathedral | Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora das Vitórias |
Secular priests | 33 |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Pio Hipunyati |
Map | |
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.
The Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora das Vitórias (Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Victories) in Ondjiva.
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