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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo

Roman Catholic archdiocese in western Angola

The Archdiocese of Huambo (Latin: Archidioecesis Huambensis) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in western Angola.

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The cathedral see of the archbishop is the Marian Cathedral of the Conception of Our Lady (Portuguese: Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Conceição), in Huambo.

By 2019, the archdiocese had approximately 1.1 million Roman Catholics and 88 diocesan priests.[1]

History

On 4 September 1940, the Diocese of Nova Lisboa was established on assembled territories split off from the Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda and mission sui iuris of Cunene, mainly to serve the growing European population in what was then the colony of Portuguese Angola.

As time went on, it shed territory due to the creation of other dioceses :

On 3 February 1977, the Diocese of Nova Lisboa was promoted and renamed the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Huambo.

In June 1992, it enjoyed a Papal visit from Pope John Paul II.

Geography

The archdiocese has an area of 35,770 square kilometers and comprises most of Huambo Province, including the following municipalities:

Bishops

(all Roman Rite) † = deceased

Episcopal ordinaries

Suffragan Bishops of Nova Lisboa
Metropolitan Archbishops of Huambo
  • † Manuel Franklin da Costa (3 February 1977 – 12 September 1986), also President of Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé (1982 – 1990); previously Bishop of Henrique de Carvalho (Angola) (10 August 1975– 3 February 1977); later Metropolitan Archbishop of Lubango (Angola) (12 September 1986 – retired 15 January 1997, died 2003)
  • † Francisco Viti 12 September 1986 – retired 31 July 2003); previously Bishop of Serpa Pinto (now Menongue; Angola) (10 August 1975– 16 May 1979), restyled Bishop of Menongue (Angola) (16 May 1979– 12 September 1986)
  • † Apostolic Administrator Oscar Lino Lopes Fernandes Braga (31 July 2003 – 3 May 2004), while Bishop of suffragan see Benguela (Angola) (20 November 1974– 18 February 2008)
  • José de Queirós Alves, C.SS.R. (3 May 2004 – 1 October 2018), former Bishop of Menongue (Angola) (12 September 1986– 3 May 2004), also stayed Apostolic Administrator of his former see Menongue (27 June 2004– 3 August 2005)
  • Zeferino Zeca Martins, S.V.D. (1 October 2018 - ...), previously Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda (19 May 2012 - 1 October 2018)

Other priests of the Archdiocese who became bishops

Province

Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's archdiocese and the following suffragan sees:[3]

Demographics

The diocese has a population of approximately 2,456,000, most of whom are Ovimbundu or Ganguela. The most common spoken languages are Umbundu and Portuguese.[2]

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Huambo (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Arquidiocese do Huambo". Ceast – Conferencia Episcopal de Angola e São Tomé (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Províncias Eclesiásticas". Ceast – Conferencia Episcopal de Angola e São Tomé (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 March 2023.

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