Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Diocese of Sá da Bandeira | |||
27 July 1955 | Erected | Diocese of Nova Lisboa | Diocese of Sá da Bandeira (erected) |
10 August 1975 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nova Lisboa
Diocese of Sá da Bandeira | Diocese of Pereira de Eça (erected)
Diocese of Serpa Pinto (erected) |
Archdiocese of Lubango | |||
3 February 1977 | Elevated | Diocese of Sá da Bandeira | Archdiocese of Lubango |
21 March 2009 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Lubango | Diocese of Namibe (erected) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Diocese of Sá da Bandeira | ||||||||||||
1970 | 351,934 | 750,000 | 46.9% | 41 | 58 | 99 | 3,554 | 65 | 141 | 14 | ap1971 | |
Archdiocese of Lubango | ||||||||||||
1980 | 172,061 | 542,000 | 31.7% | 17 | 13 | 30 | 5,735 | 17 | 75 | 32 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 698,800 | 1,710,832 | 40.8% | 15 | 9 | 24 | 29,116 | 12 | 102 | 33 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 1,305,000 | 2,900,000 | 45.0% | 23 | 19 | 42 | 31,071 | 23 | 139 | 33 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 1,271,379 | 2,947,528 | 43.1% | 28 | 24 | 52 | 24,449 | 28 | 187 | 33 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 1,350,000 | 2,941,183 | 45.9% | 40 | 28 | 68 | 19,852 | 36 | 193 | 34 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 1,497,345 | 2,994,688 | 50.0% | 46 | 28 | 74 | 20,234 | 36 | 192 | 33 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 1,521,804 | 3,039,608 | 50.1% | 47 | 25 | 72 | 21,136 | 28 | 206 | 33 | ap2005 | |
2013 | 1,487,000 | 2,725,000 | 54.6% | 55 | 30 | 85 | 17,494 | 32 | 226 | 33 | ap2014 | |
2016 | 1,330,000 | 2,418,000 | 55.0% | 62 | 27 | 89 | 14,943 | 29 | 226 | 39 | ap2017 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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