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List Of Cathedrals In Angola
This is the list of cathedrals in Angola. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Angola:GCatholic.orgCathedrals Angola/ref> * Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima in Benguela * Cathedral of Our Lady Queen of the World in Cabinda City * Cathedral of St. Anne in Caxito * Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception in Dundo * Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception in Huambo * Cathedral of St. Lawrence in Kuito * Cathedral of the Holy Saviour in Luanda * Cathedral of St. Joseph in Lubango * Cathedral of Our Lady of Assumption Lwena * Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Malanje * Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception in M'banza-Kongo * Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima in Menongue * Cathedral of St. Peter in Moçâmedes * Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Ndalatando * Cathedral of Our Lady of Victories in Ondjiva * Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Saurímo * Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception in Sumbe * Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathedrals
A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominations with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and some Lutheran churches.New Standard Encyclopedia, 1998 by Standard Educational Corporation, Chicago, Illinois; page B-262c Church buildings embodying the functions of a cathedral first appeared in Italy, Gaul, Spain, and North Africa in the 4th century, but cathedrals did not become universal within the Western Catholic Church until the 12th century, by which time they had developed architectural forms, institutional structures, and legal identities distinct from parish churches, monastic churches, and episcopal residences. The cathedral is more important in the hierarchy than the church because it is from the cathedral that the bishop governs the area und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moçâmedes
Moçâmedes is a city in southwestern Angola, capital of Namibe Province. The city's current population is 255,000 (2014 census). Founded in 1840 by the Portuguese Angola, Portuguese colonial administration, the city was named Namibe between 1985 and 2016. Moçâmedes has a cool dry climate and desert vegetation, because it is near the Namib Desert. History The area was first explored by the Portuguese in 1785 and claimed for Portugal by Luís Cândido Cordeiro Pinheiro Furtado, who had been sent there in the frigate ''Loanda'' by the then governor-general of Angola, Baron Moçâmedes (Portuguese: ''Barão de Mossâmedes''), who also sent an overland expedition headed by Gregório José Mendes to rendezvous with Furtado. They renamed the bay Moçâmedes in honour of the baron. In 1839 the then governor-general of Angola, António Manuel de Noronha, Admiral Noronha, sent a fresh expedition to subdue the local chiefs and make them vassals of Portugal. Moçâmedes was offici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Cathedrals
This is a list of cathedrals by country, including both actual cathedrals (seats of bishops in episcopal denominations, such as Catholicism, Anglicanism, and Orthodoxy) and a few prominent churches from non-episcopal denominations commonly referred to as "cathedral", usually having formerly acquired that status. As of December 2018, the Catholic Church had 3,391 cathedral-''level'' churches; Cathedral (3,037), Co-cathedral (312), and Pro-cathedral (42) status around the world, predominantly in countries with a significant Roman Catholic population: Italy (368), Brazil (287), United States (215), India (183), France (110), Mexico (100), Spain (88), Philippines (88), Colombia (86), Canada (79) and Argentina (72). Africa * List of cathedrals in Algeria *List of cathedrals in Angola * List of cathedrals in Benin * List of cathedrals in Botswana * List of cathedrals in Burkina Faso * List of cathedrals in Burundi * List of cathedrals in Cameroon *List of cathedrals in the Central Afr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Church In Angola
250px, Catholic Church in Huambo The Catholic Church in Angola is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. Approximately 56.4% of the population profess the Catholic faith, due largely to Angola's status as a former Portuguese colony. There are 19 dioceses, including 5 archdioceses. All the bishops are members of the regional Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé. * Archdiocese of Huambo ** Diocese of Benguela ** Diocese of Kwito-Bié * Archdiocese of Luanda ** Diocese of Cabinda ** Diocese of Caxito ** Diocese of Mbanza Congo ** Diocese of Sumbe ** Diocese of Viana * Archdiocese of Lubango ** Diocese of Menongue ** Diocese of Ondjiva ** Diocese of Namibe * Archdiocese of Malanje ** Diocese of Ndalatando **Diocese of Uíje * Archdiocese of Saurímo ** Diocese of Dundo ** Diocese of Lwena See also *Catholic Church by country The Catholic Church is "the Catholic Communion of Churches, both Roman and Eastern, or Orient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christianity In Angola
Christianity in Angola has existed since 1491. Today 80% of Angolans practise some form of Christianity. History 250px, The Cathedral of Luanda Christianity in Angola began in 1491, with a Catholic mission in the São Salvador area. João I, Manikongo of the powerful Kongo Kingdom, converted to Christianity, and his son, Afonso I, also a Christian, became a well-known figure, reigning from 1509 to 1543. In 1878, the first Protestant missionaries, British Baptists, arrived in Angola. In 1897, the Angola Evangelical Mission was established in Cabinda, and the North Angola Mission started in 1925, in Uige. Although Roman Catholic missions were largely staffed by non-Portuguese during the colonial era, the relevant statutes and accords provided that foreign missionaries could be admitted only with the approval of the Portuguese government and the Vatican and on condition that they be integrated with the Portuguese missionary organization. Foreign Roman Catholic missionaries we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cathedrals
This is a list of cathedrals by country, including both actual cathedrals (seats of bishops in episcopal denominations, such as Catholicism, Anglicanism, and Orthodoxy) and a few prominent churches from non-episcopal denominations commonly referred to as "cathedral", usually having formerly acquired that status. As of December 2018, the Catholic Church had 3,391 cathedral-''level'' churches; Cathedral (3,037), Co-cathedral (312), and Pro-cathedral (42) status around the world, predominantly in countries with a significant Roman Catholic population: Italy (368), Brazil (287), United States (215), India (183), France (110), Mexico (100), Spain (88), Philippines (88), Colombia (86), Canada (79) and Argentina (72). Africa * List of cathedrals in Algeria *List of cathedrals in Angola * List of cathedrals in Benin * List of cathedrals in Botswana * List of cathedrals in Burkina Faso * List of cathedrals in Burundi * List of cathedrals in Cameroon *List of cathedrals in the Central Afr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viana, Angola
Viana is an city and one of the nine municipalities that make up the province of Luanda in Angola. Viana lies 15 to 30 kilometers east as a suburb of the capital Luanda and has a population of 2,092,439 (2022), including about 6,000 long-term refugees primarily from Katanga Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in .... The city was founded on 13 December 1963. Because of its proximity to the Luanda, Viana has experienced in recent years a very large increase in population and industry. Administrative divisions The municipality of Viana is made up of three communes: * Zango, Viana, Zango * Calumbo * Viana (commune), Viana Transportation Near Viana the new airport of Luanda, the Angola International Airport, will be built by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uíge
Uíge ( kg, Wizidi), formerly Carmona, is a provincial capital city in northwestern Angola, with a population of 322,531 (2014 census), and a municipality, with a population of 519,196 (2014 census), located in the province of the same name. It grew from a small market centre in 1945 to become a city in 1956. Name Uíge was renamed Vila Marechal Carmona in 1955 after the former Portuguese President Óscar Carmona, renamed simply Carmona after it became a city, but changed back to Uíge in 1975. History During Portuguese occupation it was a major center for coffee production in the 1950s. The city was the nerve center of rebel activity against Portuguese occupation. Consequently, the city faced frequent guerrilla war between Portuguese forces and the National Front for the Liberation of Angola (Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola; FNLA). It had the worst known ever outbreak of the Marburg virus Marburg virus (MARV) is a hemorrhagic fever virus of the ''Filoviridae' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumbe
Sumbe, formerly Novo Redondo, is a city located in west central Angola. It is the administrative capital of Cuanza Sul Province. In 2014 its population was 279,968. Climate The city has a dry tropical climate. The hottest temperatures are from January to April, and the coldest months are July and August. Transportation Air transportation is serviced by Angola Air Services, SAL, and Inter Transit. See also *List of lighthouses in Angola This is a list of lighthouses in Angola. Lighthouses See also *List of lighthouses in the Republic of the Congo (to the north-west) *List of lighthouses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo *List of lighthouses in Namibia (to the south) * ... References Populated places in Cuanza Sul Province Municipalities of Angola Provincial capitals in Angola Lighthouses in Angola {{Angola-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Lady Of The Conception Cathedral, Sumbe
The Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral ( pt, Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Conceição ) also called Sumbe Cathedral Is the name given to a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church located in the city of Sumbe in the province of Cuanza Sul, west of the African country of Angola. As its name indicates it is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. The cathedral stands on a plateau overlooking the sea and is the fruit of a 1966 project by Francisco Castro Rodrigues. The structure consists of three different elements in concrete and bricks, gypsum and aluminum, united by a continuous base of bricks Solids. The cathedral follows the Roman or Latin rite and is the main or mother church of the Diocese of Sumbe (Dioecesis Sumbensis) created in 1975 through the bull "Qui provided Dei" of the then Pope Paul VI and assumed its current name in 2006. It is under the pastoral responsibility of Bishop Luzizila Kiala. See also *Roman Catholicism in Angola *Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saurímo
Saurimo, formerly known as Henrique de Carvalho, is a city in Angola, capital of the Lunda Sul Province :''Lunda Sul Province is not to be confused with Luanda Sul, a satellite city of Luanda, the capital of Angola.'' Lunda Sul ("South Lunda") is a Provinces of Angola, province of Angola. It has an area of 77,637 km² and a 2014 census popula .... Saurimo has a population of 393,000 (2014). Population of the major cities in Angola The population has swollen as a result of migrants fleeing civil conflict. History Formerly the town was known as Henrique De Carvalho, after the Portuguese explorer who visited the region in 1884 and contacted the local, and historically powerful, Lunda people.Geography It is located in northeastern Angola at an elevation of above sea level. It is a garr ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
