Roman Catholic Diocese of Benguela

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Benguela (Latin: Dioecesis Benguelensis) is a diocese located in the city of Benguela in the Ecclesiastical province of Huambo in Angola.

History
  • June 6, 1970: Established as Diocese of Benguela from the Diocese of Nova Lisboa

Special churches

The Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora de Fátima (Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Fatima) in Benguela.

Bishops

Bishops of Benguela
  • Armando Amaral dos Santos (6 June 1970 – 14 October 1973)
  • Oscar Lino Lopes Fernandes Braga (20 November 1974 – 18 February 2008)
  • Eugenio Dal Corso, PSDP (18 February 2008 – 26 March 2018),[1] elevated to Cardinal in 2019
  • António Francisco Jaca, SVD (26 March 2018[1] – present)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
  • Mário Lucunde, appointed Bishop of Menongue in 2005
  • Emílio Sumbelelo, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Uije in 2006

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Angola

References
  1. "Resignations and Appointments, 26.03.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

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