Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saurímo

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saurimo (Latin: Archidioecesis Saurimoënsis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Saurimo in Angola. Prior to its elevation to an archdiocese in 2011 it belonged to the Ecclesiastical province of Luanda. It has oversight of two suffragan dioceses, which until then had been part of other Angolan Provinces, are the Diocese of Lwena and the Diocese of Dundo.

Archdiocese of Saurímo

Archidioecesis Saurimoensis

Arquidiocese de Saurimo
Location
CountryAngola
Statistics
Area77,600 km2 (30,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2014)
456,000
63,815 (14.0%)
Information
RiteRoman
Established12 April 2011
CathedralOur Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Saurimo
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopArchbishop José Manuel Imbamba

History
  • 10 August 1975: Established as Diocese of Henrique de Carvalho
  • 16 May 1979: Renamed as Diocese of Saurimo
  • 12 April 2011: Elevated to Archdiocese

Statistics

The new Archdiocese, according to undated statistics released by the Vatican website because of the appointment, has a total area of 77,600 km², a total population of 420,000, a Catholic population of 61,700, 11 priests, and 28 religious.

Special churches

The Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Assunção (Cathedral Church of the Assumption of Our Lady) in Saurímo.

Leadership

Bishops of Henrique de Carvalho

  • Manuel Franklin da Costa (10 August 1975 – 3 February 1977), appointed Archbishop of Huambo
  • Pedro Marcos Ribeiro da Costa (3 February 1977 – 16 May 1979)

Bishops of Saurimo

Archbishops of Saurimo

Suffragan dioceses

See also

Sources

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