Ondjiva (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Pio Hipunyati, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 16 May 1979
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lubango
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Angola
Square Kilometers: 83,900 (32,406 Square Miles)
Mailing Address: Bispado, Bairro Pioneiro Zeca, C.P. 20, Ondjiva-Kunene, Angola
Telephone: 923.432.959; 923.429.532

Historical Details

Diocese of Pereira de Eça
- Latin Name: Pereirensis de Eça
- Erected: 10 August 1975
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lubango
- Country: Angola

Past and Present Ordinaries

Fernando Guimarães Kevanu † (30 Jan 1988 Appointed - 23 Nov 2011 Retired)
Pio Hipunyati (23 Nov 2011 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Pereira de Eça
10 August 1975	Erected	Diocese of Sá da Bandeira (Cunene)	Diocese of Pereira de Eça (erected)
3 February 1977	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Pereira de Eça (from Luanda)
Diocese of Ondjiva
16 May 1979	Name Changed	Diocese of Pereira de Eça	Diocese of Ondjiva

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Ondjiva

1980 37,800 164,000 23.0% 7 1 8 4,725 1 18 8 ap1981

1990 165,000 215,000 76.7% 2 1 3 55,000 1 10 9 ap1991

1999 496,015 673,000 73.7% 7 3 10 49,601 4 33 6 ap2000

2000 552,027 790,458 69.8% 7 4 11 50,184 5 38 4 ap2001

2001 500,334 790,458 63.3% 5 5 10 50,033 6 33 4 ap2002

2002 519,893 790,558 65.8% 5 4 9 57,765 5 32 4 ap2003

2003 534,823 805,558 66.4% 7 2 9 59,424 3 35 14 ap2004

2004 541,668 812,381 66.7% 12 4 16 33,854 5 38 14 ap2005

2013 602,098 962,000 62.6% 25 3 28 21,503 5 55 14 ap2014

2016 691,866 990,087 69.9% 33 5 38 18,207 8 66 16 ap2017

2019 758,480 1,085,380 69.9% 37 5 42 18,059 9 86 16 ap2020

2021 806,760 1,154,410 69.9% 33 6 39 20,686 11 97 17 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Ondjiva
1980	37,800	164,000	23.0%	7	1	8	4,725	1	18	8	ap1981
1990	165,000	215,000	76.7%	2	1	3	55,000	1	10	9	ap1991
1999	496,015	673,000	73.7%	7	3	10	49,601	4	33	6	ap2000
2000	552,027	790,458	69.8%	7	4	11	50,184	5	38	4	ap2001
2001	500,334	790,458	63.3%	5	5	10	50,033	6	33	4	ap2002
2002	519,893	790,558	65.8%	5	4	9	57,765	5	32	4	ap2003
2003	534,823	805,558	66.4%	7	2	9	59,424	3	35	14	ap2004
2004	541,668	812,381	66.7%	12	4	16	33,854	5	38	14	ap2005
2013	602,098	962,000	62.6%	25	3	28	21,503	5	55	14	ap2014
2016	691,866	990,087	69.9%	33	5	38	18,207	8	66	16	ap2017
2019	758,480	1,085,380	69.9%	37	5	42	18,059	9	86	16	ap2020
2021	806,760	1,154,410	69.9%	33	6	39	20,686	11	97	17	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Pio Hipunyati (Priest: 5 Dec 1998; Bishop: 23 Nov 2011 - )
Dionísio Hisiilenapo (Priest: 6 Dec 1998 to 8 Jul 2011)
Leopoldo Ndakalako (Priest: 14 Dec 1997 to 19 Mar 2019)
Germano Penemote (Priest: 6 Dec 1998 to 16 Jun 2023)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Eurico Dias Nogueira † (Apostolic Administrator: 1975)
Fernando Guimarães Kevanu † (Apostolic Administrator: 12 Sep 1986; Bishop: 30 Jan 1988 to 23 Nov 2011)

Source(s)

Diocese of Pereira de Eça
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 67, Page 563, and Page 564
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 69, Page 138, and Page 139
Diocese of Ondjiva
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 71, Page 953

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