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Archdiocese of Luanda

Archidioecesis Luandensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 4 September 1940
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Angola
  • Square Kilometers: 342 (132 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Arcebispado, Largo do Palacio 9, C.P. 87, 1230-C Luanda, Angola
  • Telephone: 222.334.640; 921.172.194

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Angola e Congo
20 May 1596ErectedDiocese of São Tomé e Príncipe Diocese of Angola e Congo (erected)
1640Territory LostDiocese of Angola e Congo Prefecture Apostolic of Lower Congo (Portuguese Congo) (erected)
16 November 1676Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Angola e Congo (from Lisboa to São Salvador da Bahia)
3 January 1844Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Angola e Congo (from São Salvador da Bahia to Lisboa)
Archdiocese of Luanda
4 September 1940ElevatedDiocese of Angola e Congo (Luanda (Cabinda, Zaire, Gongo, Luanda, and Cuanza-North), Ciianza-Sul (in Benguela), and Malanje) Archdiocese of Luanda
25 November 1957Territory LostArchdiocese of Luanda (Malanje)
Diocese of Silva Porto (Lunda)
Diocese of Malanje (erected)
14 March 1967Territory LostArchdiocese of Luanda (Uije and Zaire) Diocese of Carmona e São Salvador (erected)
10 August 1975Territory LostArchdiocese of Luanda (Cuanza-Sul and Calucinga) Diocese of Novo Redondo (erected)
10 August 1975Territory LostArchdiocese of Luanda (Pungo Adongo)
Diocese of Malanje (Lunda)
Diocese of Henrique de Carvalho (erected)
2 July 1984Territory LostArchdiocese of Luanda (Cabinda) Diocese of Cabinda (erected)
26 March 1990Territory LostArchdiocese of Luanda (Cuanzanse) Diocese of Ndalatando (erected)
6 June 2007Territory LostArchdiocese of Luanda (Caxito, Ambriz, Bula-Atumba, Dande, Bembos, Icolo et Bengo, Kissama, Nambuangongo, and Pango Aluquém) Diocese of Caxito (erected)
6 June 2007Territory LostArchdiocese of Luanda (Viana, Palanca, Bom Jesus, Calumbo, Catete, Barra di Kwanza, Cabo Ledo, Mumbondo, Kilamba Kiaxi, Demba Chio, Muxima, and Massangano) Diocese of Viana (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Luanda
1949223,0001,509,97914.8%2662882,534726751ap1951
1970720,0001,400,00051.4%39631027,0589519026ap1971
1980623,000923,00067.5%8435112,2155813134ap1981
19901,218,0002,214,00055.0%14748813,84010724729ap1991
19992,520,1604,420,05057.0%138910224,70730947329ap2000
20002,535,0004,500,00056.3%1711713418,91732949931ap2001
20012,855,0004,750,00060.1%1711813521,148132351632ap2002
20023,011,0004,890,00061.6%2311113422,470135252732ap2003
20033,400,0005,050,00067.3%2911414323,776141854933ap2004
20043,055,0004,843,00063.1%2712014720,782128954332ap2005
20072,341,0003,184,68173.5%10607033,44219bul6Jun2007
20112,717,0003,682,00073.8%536111423,83330219129ap2014
20162,872,0003,892,00073.8%806114120,36830219129ap2017
20193,155,8256,323,33549.9%487512325,65738732234ap2020
20213,356,6306,729,30049.9%745613025,82048034941ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Angola e Congo
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 76
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 103
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 9, Page 56
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 473
  • Archdiocese of Luanda
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 33, Page 14, to Page 18

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