Diocese of Lwena
| Diocese of Lwena | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Angola |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Saurimo |
| Diocesan bishop | Jesús Tirso Blanco SDB |
| founding | 1963 |
| surface | 223,000 km² |
| Parishes | 20 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 465,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 81,560 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 17.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 15 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 17 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,549 |
| Friars | 24 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 49 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Assunção |
| address | CP 88, Lwena [Moxico], Angola |
The Bistum Lwena ( lat. : Dioecesis Lvenana ) is in Angola preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Luena . It covers part of the province of Moxico .
history
Pope Paul VI founded the Diocese of Luso with the Apostolic Constitution Venerabilis Frater on July 1, 1963 from cession of territory by the Diocese of Silva Porto . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Luanda as a suffragan diocese.
On February 3, 1977, it became part of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Huambo . On May 16, 1979, it took on its current name.
Ordinaries
Bishops of Luso
- Francisco Esteves Dias OSB (July 1, 1963 - April 13, 1976)
- José Próspero da Ascensão Puaty (February 3, 1977 - May 16, 1979)
Bishops of Lwena
- José Próspero da Ascensao Puaty (May 16, 1979 - June 7, 2000)
- Gabriel Mbilingi CSSp (June 7, 2000 - December 11, 2006, Coadjutor Archbishop of Lubango )
- Jesús Tirso Blanco SDS (since November 26, 2007)
statistics
| year | population | priest | Permanent deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholics | Residents | % | Total number | Diocesan priest | Religious priest | Catholics per priest | Friars | Religious sisters | |||
| 1969 | 22,347 | 176,654 | 12.7 | 31 | 1 | 30th | 720 | 35 | 17th | 11 | |
| 1980 | 39,661 | 251,635 | 15.8 | 4th | 4th | 9,915 | 4th | 4th | 12 | ||
| 1990 | 48,969 | 260,000 | 18.8 | 7th | 7th | 6,995 | 8th | 6th | 12 | ||
| 1999 | 55,285 | 322.909 | 17.1 | 11 | 6th | 5 | 5,025 | 8th | 8th | 12 | |
| 2000 | 56,019 | 322.909 | 17.3 | 11 | 6th | 5 | 5,092 | 6th | 9 | 12 | |
| 2001 | 56,894 | 323.784 | 17.6 | 10 | 4th | 6th | 5,689 | 11 | 9 | 12 | |
| 2002 | 56,894 | 323.784 | 17.6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5,689 | 10 | 16 | 12 | |
| 2003 | 58,900 | 333,000 | 17.7 | 11 | 4th | 7th | 5,354 | 8th | 16 | 10 | |
| 2004 | 58,900 | 333,000 | 17.7 | 9 | 2 | 7th | 6,544 | 7th | 18th | 13 | |
| 2013 | 75,200 | 429,000 | 17.5 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 2,785 | 18th | 46 | 16 | |