Diocese of Viana (Angola)
| Diocese of Viana (Angola) | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Angola |
| Ecclesiastical province | Luanda |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Luanda |
| Diocesan bishop | Emilio Sumbelelo |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Joaquim Ferreira Lopes OFMCap |
| founding | 2007 |
| surface | 18,462 km² |
| Parishes | 16 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Residents | 1,863,000 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics | 931,000 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| proportion of | 50% |
| Diocesan priest | 11 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 30 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 22,707 |
| Friars | 51 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 90 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Sé Catedral de São Francisco de Assis |
The Bistum Viana ( lat. : Dioecesis Viananensis ) is in Angola preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Viana . It includes the municipalities: Palanca, Buon Gesù, Calumbo, Catete, Barra di Kuanza, Cabo Ledo, Mumbondo, Kilamba Kiaxi, Demba Chio, Muxima and Massangano.
history
Pope Benedict XVI founded it on June 6, 2007 from cession of territory by the Archdiocese of Luanda , to which it was also subordinated as a suffragan diocese. First local Ordinary was Joaquim Ferreira Lopes OFM Cap .
Bishops
- Joaquim Ferreira Lopes OFMCap (2007-2019)
- Emílio Sumbelelo (since 2019)
See also
Web links
- Entry for the diocese of Viana on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Diocese of Viana (Angola) on gcatholic.org (English)