Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malanje

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malanje (Latin: Archidioecesis Malaniensis) is an archdiocese located in Malanje, Angola. Until its elevation to an archdiocese in 2011, it belonged to the Ecclesiastical province of Luanda, like the two dioceses over which it has now oversight: the Diocese of Uíje and the Diocese of Ndalatando.

History
  • November 25, 1957: Established as Diocese of Malanje from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda and Diocese of Silva Porto
  • April 12, 2011: Elevated to Archdiocese

Statistics

The Archdiocese has an area of 107,000 km², a total population of 1,090,000, a Catholic population of 500,000, 49 priests, and 140 religious.

Special churches

The Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Assunção (Cathedral Church of the Assumption of Our Lady) in Malanje.

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
  • Archbishops of Malanje (Roman rite), below
  • Bishops of Malanje (Roman rite), below
    • Bishop Luis María Pérez de Onraita Aguirre (1998.08.27 – 2011.04.12); see above
    • Bishop Eugénio Salessu (1977.02.03 – 1998.08.27)
    • Bishop Alexandre do Nascimento (1975.08.10 – 1977.02.03), appointed Archbishop of Lubango; future Cardinal
    • Bishop Eduardo André Muaca (1973.09.25 – 1975.08.10), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Luanda
    • Bishop Pompeu de Sá Leão y Seabra, C.S.Sp. (1962.12.20 – 1973.04.07)
    • Bishop Manuel Nunes Gabriel (1957.12.05 – 1962.02.13), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Luanda

Coadjutor bishop
  • Luis María Pérez de Onraita Aguirre (1995-1998)

Suffragan dioceses

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Angola

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