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Diocese of Namibe

Dioecesis Namibana



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 21 March 2009
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lubango
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Angola
  • Square Kilometers: 57,091 (22,051 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Estrada ad Praia Amelia, C.P. 202, Namibe, Angola
  • Telephone: 264.263.554
  • Fax: 264.263.555

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
21 March 2009ErectedArchdiocese of Lubango (Namibe) Diocese of Namibe (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
2012365,0001,196,02930.5%1111230,4163175ap2013
2013375,0001,228,00030.5%1241623,4374186ap2014
2016666,5231,340,23549.7%1231544,4343226ap2017
2019728,3501,462,90049.8%1842233,106102713ap2020
2021429,1121,554,75027.6%2042417,879123410ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 101, Page 345, and Page 346

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