Roman Catholic Diocese of Sumbe

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Dioecesis Sumbensis
Igreja N. Sra. da Conceicao, Novo Redondo (Sumbe), Angola. ca.1970. - panoramio.jpg
Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral, ca. 1970
Location
CountryFlag of Angola.svg  Angola
Statistics
Area58,698 km2 (22,663 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics

1,941,500
649,022 (33.4%)
Parishes22
Information
Denomination Catholicism
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman
EstablishedAugust 10, 1975 (1975-08-10)
Cathedral Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral
Secular priests 49
Current leadership
BishopFirmino David
Map
Cuanza Sul in Angola.svg
Location of Cuanza Sul Province, headquarters of the diocese, within Angola

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sumbe (Latin : Dioecesis Sumbensis) is a diocese located in the city of Sumbe in the ecclesiastical province of Luanda in Angola.

Contents

History

Special churches

The Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral) in Sumbe.

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

See also

Sources

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