Dioecesis Sumbensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Angola |
Statistics | |
Area | 58,698 km2 (22,663 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | 1,941,500 649,022 (33.4%) |
Parishes | 22 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholicism |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman |
Established | August 10, 1975 |
Cathedral | Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral |
Secular priests | 49 |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Firmino David |
Map | |
Location of Cuanza Sul Province, headquarters of the diocese, within Angola |
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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.
The Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral) in Sumbe.
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