Roman Catholic Diocese of Ondjiva

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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 edit

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 edit

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

Bishops edit

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 edit

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

See also edit

Roman Catholicism in Angola

Sources edit

GCatholic.org

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