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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo

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Parishes
  
43

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Country
  
Angola

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Area
  
29,500 km²

Secular priests
  
75 (2013)

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2013) 2,530,000 1,552,000 (61.3%)

Established
  
9 September 1940 (As Diocese of Nova Lisboa) 3 February 1977 (As Archdiocese of Huambo)

Cathedral
  
Marian Cathedral of the Conception of Our Lady

The Archdiocese of Huambo (Latin: Archidioecesis Huambensis) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in western Angola.

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The cathedral see of the archbishop is the Marian Cathedral of the Conception of Our Lady (Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Conceição), in Huambo.

By 2013, the archdiocese had approximately 1.5 million Roman Catholics and 75 diocesan priests.

History

On 9 September 1940, the Diocese of Nova Lisboa was established on assembled territories split off from the Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda and mission sui iuris of Cunene, mainly to serve the growing European population in what was then the colony of Portuguese Angola.

As time went on, it shed territory due to the creation of other dioceses :

  • on 27 July 1955 to establish the then Diocese of Sá da Bandeira (now the Archiocese of Lubango)
  • on 6 June on 1970 to establish its future suffragan diocese, the Diocese of Benguela
  • on 10 October 1975 to establish the Diocese of Serpa Pinto (later renamed the Diocese of Menongue) and the Diocese of Pereira de Eça (later renamed the Diocese of Ondjiva).

    • On 3 February 1977, the Diocese of Nova Lisboa was promoted and renamed the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Huambo. In June 1992, it enjoyed a Papal visit from Pope John Paul II.

    Episcopal Ordinaries

    (all Roman Rite) † = deceased

    Suffragan Bishops of Nova Lisboa

  • † Daniel Gomes Junqueira, Holy Ghost Fathers (C.S.Sp.) (January 28, 1941 – death June 29, 1970), previously Apostolic Prefect of Cubango in Angola (Angola) (1938 – 1941.01.28)
  • † Américo Henriques (February 19, 1972 – retired April 13, 1976, died 2006); previously Titular Bishop of Tisili (1966.07.03 – 1971.02.02) & Auxiliary Bishop of Lamego (Portugal) (1966.07.03 – 1967.04.15), promoted Coadjutor Bishop of Lamego (1967.04.15 – 1971.02.02) and succeeded as Bishop of Lamego (1971.02.02 – 1972.02.19)

    • Metropolitan Archbishops of Huambo

  • † Manuel Franklin da Costa (February 3, 1977 – September 12, 1986), also President of Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé (1982 – 1990); previously Bishop of Henrique de Carvalho (Angola) (1975.08.10 – 1977.02.03); later Metropolitan Archbishop of Lubango (Angola) (1986.09.12 – retired 1997.01.15, died 2003)
  • † Francisco Viti September 12, 1986 – retired July 31, 2003); previously Bishop of Serpa Pinto (now Menongue; Angola) (1975.08.10 – 1979.05.16), restyled Bishop of Menongue (Angola) (1979.05.16 – 1986.09.12)
  • Apostolic Administrator Oscar Lino Lopes Fernandes Braga (31 July 2003 – 3 May 2004), while Bishop of suffragan see Benguela (Angola) (1974.11.20 – 2008.02.18)
  • José de Queirós Alves, C.SS.R. (May 3, 2004 – ...), former Bishop of Menongue (Angola) (1986.09.12 – 2004.05.03), also stayed Apostolic Administrator of his former see Menongue (2004.06.27 – 2005.08.03)

    • Priests of the Archdiocese who became bishops

  • † Mateus Feliciano Augusto Tomás (Bishop of the Diocese of Namibe, 21 March 2009 — 30 October 2010

    • Province

    Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's archbishopric and the following suffragan sees :

  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Benguela
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Kwito-Bié

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo Wikipedia
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