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Diocese of Cabinda Dioecesis Cabindana
Location
Country	Angola
Headquarters	Rua Gago Coutinho, Largo Pedro Benge, Cabinda, Angola
Statistics
Area	7.12 km2 (2.75 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	762000 565195 (74.2%)
Parishes	21
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman
Established	July 2, 1984; 40 years ago (1984-07-02)
Cathedral	Our Lady Queen of the World in Cabinda
Secular priests	33
Current leadership
Bishop	Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti, CSSp
Suffragan	Archdiocese of Luanda
Map
Location within Angola

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabinda ( Latin: Dioecesis Cabindana) is a diocese located in the city of Cabinda in the ecclesiastical province of Luanda in Angola.

History

• 2 July 1984: Established as Diocese of Cabinda from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda. It comprises the province of Cabinda.

Special churches

The Cathedral of the diocese is the Cathedral church of Our Lady Queen of the World ( Portuguese: Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora Rainha do Mundo) in Cabinda.

Leadership

Bishops of Cabinda (Roman rite)

• Bishop Paulino Fernandes Madeca (2 July 1984 – 11 February 2005)
• Bishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias (11 February 2005 – 8 December 2014; apostolic administrator through 7 October 2018), appointed Archbishop of Luanda
• Bishop Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti, C.S.Sp. (3 July 2018–present )

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Angola

Sources

• Cabinda on Catholic-Hierarchy.org
• Cabinda on GCatholic.org

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