Continent: Southern Africa
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Viana / Viananen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Luanda
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Patron Saint: Saint Francis of Assisi (October 4)
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Bishop (2019.02.11 – ...): | Bishop Emílio Sumbelelo (60) |
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Bishop Emílio Sumbelelo (60) Bishop of Viana (Angola) Imitar a Cristo amando servindo
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Bishop Joaquim Ferreira Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. (74) Bishop emeritus of Viana (Angola)
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Area: 18,462 km²
Population: 126,120 Catholics (4.1% of 3,097,910 total)
Pastoral Centres: 25 parishes, 8 missions
Personnel: 92 priests (31 diocesan, 61 religious), 382 religious (269 brothers, 113 sisters), 63 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.10.01
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