Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Angola (Angola) |
Also known as: l’Angola (français), Angola (Deutsch, español, Italiano, polski, Português), 安哥拉 (正體中文), アンゴラ (日本語), Angolia (latine)
Roman Rite (20): Benguela, Cabinda, Caxito, Dundo, Ganda, Huambo, Kwito-Bié, Luanda, Lubango, Luena, Malanje, Mbanza Congo, Menongue, Namibe, Ndalatando, Ondjiva, Saurimo, Sumbe, Uíje, Viana
Maronite Church (1): Annunciation of Ibadan
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Changes in Dioceses | Vacant Dioceses | Former Dioceses
Apostolic Nunciature: Angola
Conference of Bishops: Conferência Episcopal de Angola e São Tomé (C.E.A.S.T.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (I.M.B.I.S.A.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcopales d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.)
Continent: Southern Africa
Capital: Luanda
Area: 1,246,700 km²
Population: 29,310,273
Neighbouring Countries: ← Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha , ↑ Congo-Brazzaville , ↗ Congo-Kinshasa , → Zambia , ↓ Namibia
Religions: Roman Catholic 41.1%, Protestant 38.1%, other 8.6%, none 12.3%
Languages: Portuguese 71.2% (official), Umbundu 23%, Kikongo 8.2%, Kimbundu 7.8%, Chokwe 6.5%, Nhaneca 3.4%, Nganguela 3.1%, Fiote 2.4%, Kwanhama 2.3%, Muhumbi 2.1%, Luvale 1%, other 3.6%
Ethnic Groups: Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mestico (mixed European and native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22%
Area: 1,246,700 km²
Catholic Population: 18,562,000 Catholics (57.8% of 32,098,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 492 parishes, 757 mission stations (30 with resident priest, 727 without resident priest), 668 other centres
Clergy: 32 bishops (18 diocesan, 14 titular), 1,339 priests (885 diocesan, 454 religious), 1 permanent deacon (diocesan)
Non-Clergy: 2,606 religious (296 brothers, 2,310 sisters), 7 members of secular institutes (sisters), 2,206 major seminarians, 39 missionaries, 53,474 catechists
Last updated on 2024.10.02
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