Continent: Southern Africa
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Mbanza Congo / Mbanzacongen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Luanda
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Patron Saint: Nossa Senhora da Conceição (December 8)
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Bishop (2009.01.05 – ...): | Bishop Vicente Carlos Kiaziku, O.F.M. Cap. (66) |
Bishops of Mbanza Congo (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Vicente Carlos Kiaziku, O.F.M. Cap. (66) Bishop of Mbanza Congo (Angola)
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Bishop Serafim Shyngo-Ya-Hombo, O.F.M. Cap. (79) Bishop emeritus of Mbanza Congo (Angola)
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Bishop Afonso Nteka, O.F.M. Cap.
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Bishops of São Salvador da Congo (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Francisco do Soveral, O.E.S.A.
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Bishop Simon Mascarenhas, O.F.M.
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Area: 39,459 km²
Population: 380,344 Catholics (45.1% of 844,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 10 parishes, 10 missions
Personnel: 29 priests (16 diocesan, 13 religious), 44 religious (14 brothers, 30 sisters), 34 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.05.12
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