Roman Catholic Diocese of Ondjiva

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.


Dioecesis Ondiivana
Location
Country Angola
Statistics
Area83,900 km2 (32,400 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics

1,154,410
806,760 (69.9%)
Parishes17
Information
DenominationCatholicism
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman
EstablishedAugust 10, 1975 (1975-08-10)
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Lubango
CathedralSé Catedral de Nossa Senhora das Vitórias
Secular priests33
Current leadership
BishopPio Hipunyati
Map
Location of Cunene Province (headquarters for the diocese) within Angola
Location of Cunene Province (headquarters for the diocese) within Angola

History

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Special churches

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

Bishops

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  • Bishops of Ondjiva (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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See also

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Sources

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