Diocese of Namibe
| Diocese of Namibe | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Angola |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lubango |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Lubango |
| Diocesan bishop | Dionísio Hisilenapo |
| founding | 2009 |
| surface | 57,091 km² |
| Parishes | 6 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,340,235 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 666,523 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 49.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 12 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 44,435 |
| Friars | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 22 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Sé Catedral de São Pedro |
The Bistum Namibe ( lat. : Dioecesis Namibana ) is in Angola preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Moçâmedes (1985-2016 Namibe ). It includes the province of Namibe .
history
Pope Benedict XVI founded it on March 21, 2009 from cession of territory by the Archdiocese of Lubango , to which it was also subordinated as a Suffragan diocese. The first local ordinary was Mateus Feliciano Augusto Tomás from its foundation on March 21, 2009 until his death on October 30, 2010.