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Archdiocese of Malanje

Archidioecesis Malaniensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Luzizila Kiala, Archbishop

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 12 April 2011
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Angola
  • Square Kilometers: 97,602 (37,698 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Bispado, Rua Afonso de Alburquerque, Malanje, Angola
  • Telephone: 943.511.488

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Malanje
25 November 1957ErectedArchdiocese of Luanda (Malanje)
Diocese of Silva Porto (Lunda)
Diocese of Malanje (erected)
10 August 1975Territory LostArchdiocese of Luanda (Pungo Adongo)
Diocese of Malanje (Lunda)
Diocese of Henrique de Carvalho (erected)
Archdiocese of Malanje
12 April 2011ElevatedDiocese of Malanje Archdiocese of Malanje

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Malanje
1969142,321771,00018.5%2030502,846356617ap1971
1980137,500555,00024.8%312159,166152914ap1981
1990185,000590,00031.4%691512,3331128014ap1991
1999153,000503,01130.4%610169,5621012514ap2000
2000176,996510,00034.7%651116,09061009ap2001
2001177,485505,00035.1%4111511,832256714ap2002
2002183,325506,00036.2%6111710,783256914ap2003
2003392,0001,312,00029.9%10112118,66613968ap2004
2004454,000990,60045.8%10112121,61914904ap2005
Archdiocese of Malanje
2013573,0001,252,00045.8%11182919,75856834ap2014
2016800,0001,356,66759.0%6232927,58610311318ap2017
2019618,8301,030,00060.1%12253716,7258612917ap2020
2021658,1901,095,54060.1%13223518,8054312923ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Malanje
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 50, Page 300, to Page 302
  • Archdiocese of Malanje
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 103, Page 436, and Page 437

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