Roman Catholic Diocese of Ondjiva

Diocese of Ondjiva Dioecesis Ondiivana
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 (1975-08-10)
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.

History

• August 10, 1975: Established as Diocese of Pereira de Eça from the Diocese of Nova Lisboa and Diocese of Sá da Bandeira
• May 16, 1979: Renamed as Diocese of Ondjiva

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

• Bishops of Ondjiva (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop Pio Hipunyati (since Nov 23, 2011)
  • Bishop Fernando Guimarães Kevanu (Jan 30, 1988 - Nov 23, 2011)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Dionísio Hisiilenapo, appointed Bishop of Namibe in 2011
• Leopoldo Ndakalako, appointed Bishop of Menongue in 2019

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Angola

Sources

• GCatholic.org

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