Roman Catholic Diocese of Menongue

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Dioecesis Menonguensis
Location
CountryFlag of Angola.svg  Angola
Statistics
Area199,049 km2 (76,853 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics

714,353
372,908 (52.2%)
Parishes16
Information
Denomination Catholicism
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman
EstablishedAugust 10, 1975 (1975-08-10)
Archdiocese Lubango
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Fátima
Secular priests 13
Current leadership
BishopLeopoldo Ndakalako

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Menongue (Latin : Dioecesis Menonguensis) is a diocese located in the city of Menongue in the ecclesiastical province of Lubango in Angola.

Contents

History

Special churches

The Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora de Fátima (Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Fatima) in Menongue.

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

See also

Sources

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References

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