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Diocese of Uije

Dioecesis Uiiensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 16 May 1979
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Malanje
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Angola
  • Square Kilometers: 64,022 (24,728 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, C.P. 239, Uije, Angola
  • Telephone: 921.100.836

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Carmona e São Salvador
14 March 1967ErectedArchdiocese of Luanda (Uije and Zaire) Diocese of Carmona e São Salvador (erected)
Diocese of Uije
16 May 1979Name ChangedDiocese of Carmona e São Salvador Diocese of Uije
7 November 1984Territory LostDiocese of Uije (Zaire) Diocese of Mbanza Congo (erected)
12 April 2011Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Uije (from Luanda)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Carmona e São Salvador
1970440,183.0%12930038523ap1971
Diocese of Uije
1980289,600837,00034.6%1242511,584313818ap1981
1990419,9061,252,47333.5%7222914,479366415ap1991
1999552,5291,405,56939.3%14173117,823247915ap2000
2000558,9081,412,11839.6%14142819,961208515ap2001
2001563,5301,410,73539.9%16132919,432208414ap2002
2002558,1061,268,02244.0%16132919,245207915ap2003
2003556,6971,252,27044.5%20133316,869237715ap2004
2004566,7131,290,00043.9%26174313,179238216ap2005
2010813,0001,588,00051.2%35155016,260256620ap2011
2014906,0001,765,00051.3%27184520,133397021ap2015
2017981,0001,911,00051.3%43236614,863468022ap2018
20201,346,2012,096,00064.2%41196022,436238424ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Carmona e São Salvador
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 59, Page 536, to Page 538
  • Diocese of Uije
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 71, Page 954
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 103, Page 436, and Page 437

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