Roman Catholic Diocese of Ndalatando
Dioecesis Ndalatandensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Angola |
Statistics | |
Area | 19,357 km2 (7,474 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | 516,500 249,550 (48.3%) |
Parishes | 13 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholicism |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman |
Established | March 26, 1990 |
Archdiocese | Malanje |
Cathedral | Sé Catedral de São João Baptista |
Secular priests | 18 |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Almeida Kanda |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ndalatando (Latin: Dioecesis Ndalatandensis) is a diocese located in the city of Ndalatando in the ecclesiastical province of Malanje in Angola.
History
- 3 March 1990: Established as Diocese of Ndalatando from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda
Special churches
The Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de São João Baptista in N'Dalatando.
Leadership
- Bishops of Ndalatando (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Almeida Kanda (since 23 July 2005)
- Bishop Pedro Luís Guido Scarpa, O.F.M. Cap. (26 March 1990 – 23 July 2005)
See also
Sources
- GCatholic.org
- "Diocese of Ndalatando". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.[self-published source]
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