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Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Malanje

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malanje (Latin: Archidioecesis Malaniensis) is an archdiocese located in Malanje, Angola. Until its elevation to an archdiocese in 2011, it belonged to the ecclesiastical province of Luanda, like the two dioceses over which it has now oversight: the Diocese of Uíje and the Diocese of Ndalatando.

History

Statistics

The Archdiocese has an area of 107,000 km², a total population of 1,090,000, a Catholic population of 500,000, 49 priests, and 140 religious.

Special churches

The Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Assunção (Cathedral Church of the Assumption of Our Lady) in Malanje.

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

Coadjutor bishop

Suffragan dioceses

See also

Sources

  • GCatholic.org
  • "Archdiocese of Malanje". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.

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