Diocese of Menongue

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Bishop(s) Leopoldo Ndakalako, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Name Changed: 16 May 1979 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lubango Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Angola Square Kilometers: 199,049 (76,882 Square Miles) Mailing Address: Bispado, C.P. 12, Menongue, Angola Telephone: 921.938.702

Historical Details

• Diocese of Serpa Pinto
  • Latin Name: Serpapintensis
  • Erected: 10 August 1975
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lubango
  • Country: Angola

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Francisco Viti † (10 Aug 1975 Appointed - 12 Sep 1986 Appointed, Archbishop of Huambo)
• José de Queirós Alves, C.SS.R. (12 Sep 1986 Appointed - 3 May 2004 Appointed, Archbishop of Huambo)
• Mário Lucunde † (3 Aug 2005 Appointed - 12 Mar 2018 Resigned)
• Leopoldo Ndakalako (19 Mar 2019 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Serpa Pinto
10 August 1975	Erected	Diocese of Silva Porto (Cuando-Cubango) Diocese of Sá da Bandeira (Ganguela and Jamba (in Huila))	Diocese of Serpa Pinto (erected)
3 February 1977	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Serpa Pinto (from Luanda)
Diocese of Menongue
16 May 1979	Name Changed	Diocese of Serpa Pinto	Diocese of Menongue

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Menongue
1980	87,387	180,787	48.3%	4	2	6	14,564		2	9	9	ap1981
1990	95,500	282,000	33.9%	5	1	6	15,916		2	10	10	ap1991
1999	165,000	345,000	47.8%	8	3	11	15,000		4	17	11	ap2000
2000	150,000	450,000	33.3%	8	3	11	13,636		3	16	11	ap2001
2001	150,000	450,000	33.3%	5	3	8	18,750		3	20	21	ap2002
2002	150,000	500,000	30.0%	6	3	9	16,666		4	25	11	ap2003
2003	200,000	500,000	40.0%	9	3	12	16,666		4	29	11	ap2004
2004	150,000	500,000	30.0%	10	3	13	11,538		4	27	22	ap2005
2011	480,000	899,000	53.4%	11	3	14	34,285		15	28	13	ap2014
2016	550,000	670,000	82.1%	14	3	17	32,352		15	31	8	ap2017
2019	694,300	1,035,780	67.0%	13	3	16	43,393		11	27	7	ap2020
2021	372,908	714,353	52.2%	13	4	17	21,935		12	37	16	ap2022

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Pio Hipunyati (Apostolic Administrator: 12 Mar 2018 to 26 May 2019)
• Leopoldo Ndakalako (Bishop: 19 Mar 2019 - )
• José de Queirós Alves, C.SS.R. (Bishop: 12 Sep 1986 to 3 May 2004)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Mário Lucunde † (Bishop: 3 Aug 2005 to 12 Mar 2018)
• Francisco Viti † (Bishop: 10 Aug 1975 to 12 Sep 1986)

Source(s)

Diocese of Serpa Pinto Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 67, Page 646, and Page 647 Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 69, Page 138, and Page 139 Diocese of Menongue Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 71, Page 952

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