Roman Catholic Diocese of Dundo
Diocese of Dundo Dioecesis Dundensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  Angola |
| Metropolitan | Saurímo |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Conceiçao |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Estanislau Marques Chindekasse, S.V.D. |
The Diocese of Dundo (Latin: Dioecesis Dundensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Angola. In 2016, it had 366,700 baptised out of 800,000 inhabitants. It is governed by Bishop Estanislau Marques Chindekasse S.V.D. Its episcopal see is the city of Dundo. The Diocese of Dundo is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Saurímo in Angola.
Lands[]
The episcopal see is the city of Dundo, where the cathedra is found in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. The territory is divided into 10 parishes.[citation needed]
History[]
The diocese was erected on November 9, 2001 with Angolan Evangelist of Pope John Paul II, who obtained the territory from the diocese of Saurimo (today an archdiocese). He was originally a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Luanda. On 12 April 2011, it became part of the ecclesiastical province of the archdiocese of Saurimo.
Leadership[]
- Bishops of Dundo (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Estanislau Marques Chindekasse, S.V.D. (2012.12.22 - ...)
- Bishop José Manuel Imbamba (2008.10.06 – 2011.04.12), appointed Archbishop of Saurimo
- Bishop , O.F.M. Cap. (2001.11.09 – 2007.06.06), appointed Bishop of Viana
Statistics[]
| Year | Population | Priests | Deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptised | Total | % | Number | Secular | Regular | Baptised for priesthood | Men | Women | |||
| 2001 | 70.000 | 700.000 | 10,0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10.000 | 5 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 70.000 | 700.000 | 10,0 | 5 | 5 | 14.000 | 6 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2003 | 71.000 | 701.000 | 10,1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14.200 | 6 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 71.000 | 701.000 | 10,1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11.833 | 6 | 13 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 200.000 | 746.000 | 26,8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 33.333 | 6 | 16 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 350.099 | 849.000 | 41,2 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 35.009 | 7 | 17 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 366.700 | 800.000 | 45,8 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 22.918 | 13 | 26 | 10 | |
See also[]
- Roman Catholicism in Angola
Sources[]
Coordinates: 7°22′34″S 20°50′07″E / 7.3762°S 20.8353°E
| Province of Huambo | |
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| Province of Luanda | |
| Province of Lubango | |
| Province of Malanje | |
| Province of Saurimo | |
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