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6°15′55″S 14°14′45″E / 6.2652°S 14.2457°E / -6.2652; 14.2457
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Dioecesis Mbanzacongensis
Location
Country  Angola
Statistics
Area39,459 km2 (15,235 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics

875,320
378,468 (43.2%)
Parishes8
Information
Denomination Catholicism
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman
EstablishedNovember 7, 1984 (1984-11-07)
Archdiocese Luanda
CathedralSé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Secular priests16
Current leadership
BishopVicente Carlos Kiaziku, OFMCap
Bishops emeritusSerafim Shyngo-Ya-Hombo
Map
Zaire Province, location of M'banza-Kongo, within Angola
Zaire Province, location of M'banza-Kongo, within Angola

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbanza Congo ( Latin: Dioecesis Mbanzacongensis) is a diocese located in the city of M'Banza Congo in the ecclesiastical province of Luanda in Angola.

History

  • 7 November 1984: Established as Diocese of Mbanza Congo from the Diocese of Uíje

Special churches

The Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Cathedral Church of the Conception of Our Lady) in M'Banza Congo.

Leadership

See also

Sources

6°15′55″S 14°14′45″E / 6.2652°S 14.2457°E / -6.2652; 14.2457



roman+catholic+diocese+of+mbanza+congo Latitude and Longitude:

6°15′55″S 14°14′45″E / 6.2652°S 14.2457°E / -6.2652; 14.2457
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dioecesis Mbanzacongensis
Location
Country  Angola
Statistics
Area39,459 km2 (15,235 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics

875,320
378,468 (43.2%)
Parishes8
Information
Denomination Catholicism
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman
EstablishedNovember 7, 1984 (1984-11-07)
Archdiocese Luanda
CathedralSé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Secular priests16
Current leadership
BishopVicente Carlos Kiaziku, OFMCap
Bishops emeritusSerafim Shyngo-Ya-Hombo
Map
Zaire Province, location of M'banza-Kongo, within Angola
Zaire Province, location of M'banza-Kongo, within Angola

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbanza Congo ( Latin: Dioecesis Mbanzacongensis) is a diocese located in the city of M'Banza Congo in the ecclesiastical province of Luanda in Angola.

History

  • 7 November 1984: Established as Diocese of Mbanza Congo from the Diocese of Uíje

Special churches

The Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Cathedral Church of the Conception of Our Lady) in M'Banza Congo.

Leadership

See also

Sources

6°15′55″S 14°14′45″E / 6.2652°S 14.2457°E / -6.2652; 14.2457



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