The Archdiocese of Luanda ( la, Archidioecesis Luandensis) is the oldest

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(Igreja de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios) is in Luanda and it was built in 1628. It replaced the former Antiga Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Conceição as episcopal see.

History

The diocese was founded in 1596 as the Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda alias Angola e Congo (Angola in Congo), on territory split off from the then Roman Catholic Diocese of São Salvador da Congo (now

Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbanza Congo The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbanza Congo ( la, Dioecesis Mbanzacongensis) is a diocese located in the city of M'Banza Congo in the Ecclesiastical province of Luanda in Angola. History * 7 November 1984: Established as Diocese of Mbanza Congo f ...

. ... It was elevated to its current form on 4 September 1940. It is based in the capital,

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. Since the death of Archbishop

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, the 21st man to hold that position, on 28 April 2014, the seat is occupied by Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias.

Statistics

As of 2004, The archdiocese was home to approximately 4.84 million people, approximately 3.06 million of them being Roman Catholic (63.1%). There are approximately 150 priests serving the over 3 million Catholics.

Leadership

;Bishops of São Paulo de Loanda/ Angola e Congo (1596 - 1940) * Miguel Rangel,

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(20 May 1596 Appointed - 16 August 1602 Died) ''(in Latin)''"Bishop Miguel Rangel, O.F.M. Cap."
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, O.F.M. (15 February 1621 Appointed - 13 October 1624 Died) *

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, O.S.A. (8 February 1627 Appointed - 5 January 1642 Died) * Pedro Sanches Farinha (22 June 1671 Appointed - 3 November 1671 Died) * Antonio do Espirito Santo,

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(14 November 1672 Appointed - 12 January 1674 Died) * Manuel da Natividade, O.F.M. (2 December 1675 Appointed - 8 December 1685 Died) * João Franco de Oliveira (9 June 1687 Appointed - 9 January 1692 Appointed, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia) * José de Oliveira, O.S.A. (19 July 1694 Appointed - 9 September 1700 Resigned) * Luis Simões Brandão (6 February 1702 Appointed - 24 February 1720 Resigned) * Manuel a Santa Catharina, O. Carm. (20 March 1720 Appointed - 1 November 1731 Died) * Antônio de Nossa Senhora do Desterro Malheiro, O.S.B. (3 September 1738 Appointed - 15 December 1745 Appointed, Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro) * Manoel de Santa Ines Ferreira,

(15 Dec 1745 Appointed - 6 Aug 1770 Appointed, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia) * Luis da Anunciação Azevedo, O.P. (17 June 1771 Appointed - 8 November 1784 Resigned) * Alexandre da Sagrada Familia Ferreira da Silva, O.F.M. (14 February 1785 Appointed - 23 November 1787 Resigned) * Luiz de Brito Homem (17 December 1791 Appointed - 24 May 1802 Confirmed, Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão) * Joaquim Maria Mascarenhas Castello Branco (20 December 1802 Confirmed - April 1807 Resigned) * João Damasceno Da Silva Póvoas (19 December 1814 Confirmed - 21 February 1826 Died) * Sebastião da Anunciação Gomes de Lemos,

(16 April 1846 Confirmed - 1848 Resigned) * Joaquim Moreira Reis, O.S.B. (28 September 1849 Confirmed - 10 March 1857 Resigned) * Manuel de Santa Rita Barros, T.O.R. (23 March 1860 Confirmed - 3 January 1862 Died) * José Lino de Oliveira (21 December 1863 Appointed - 1 July 1871 Resigned) * Tommaso Gomes de Almeida (4 August 1871 Appointed - 22 September 1879 Appointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Goa) * José Sebastião d’Almeida Neto, O.F.M. (22 September 1879 Confirmed - 9 August 1883 Confirmed, Patriarch of Lisbon) * Antonio Tomas da Silva Leitão e Castro (27 March 1884 Appointed - 1 June 1891 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Lamego) * Antonio Dias Ferreira (1 June 1891 Appointed - 7 March 1901 Resigned) * Antonio José Gomes Cardoso (23 July 1901 Appointed - 12 August 1904 Died) * Antonio Barbosa Leão (2 May 1906 Confirmed - 19 December 1907 Appointed, Bishop of Faro ) * João Evangelista de Lima Vidal (29 April 1909 Confirmed - 9 December 1915 Appointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa ) * Moisés Alves de Pinho,

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(7 April 1932 Appointed - 4 September 1940) ;Archbishops of Luanda (since 1940) * Moisés Alves de Pinho,

(4 September 1940 - 17 November 1966 Retired) ** Manuel Nunes Gabriel, Coadjutor Archbishop (1962–1966) * Manuel Nunes Gabriel (17 November 1966 Succeeded - 19 December 1975 Resigned) ** Eduardo André Muaca, Coadjutor Archbishop (1975) * Eduardo André Muaca (19 December 1975 Succeeded - 31 August 1985 Resigned) * Alexandre do Nascimento (16 February 1986 Appointed - 23 January 2001 Retired) *

(23 January 2001 Appointed - 28 April 2014 Died) * Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias (8 December 2014 Appointed - present)

Auxiliary bishops

* Eduardo André Muaca † (1970-1973), appointed Bishop of Malanje * Zacarias Kamwenho (1974-1975), appointed Bishop of Novo Redondo *

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† (1983-1984), appointed Bishop of Cabinda *

Pedro Luís Guido Scarpa Pedro Luís Guido Scarpa (7 February 1925 – 20 October 2018) was an Italian Catholic bishop who served in Angola. Biography Scarpa was born in Italy and was ordained to the priesthood on 26 March 1950. He served as titular bishop of ''Kor� ...

, O.F.M. Cap. † (1983-1990), appointed Bishop of Ndalatando *

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, O.F.M. Cap. (1990-1992), appointed Bishop of Mbanza Congo *

† (1992-2001), appointed Archbishop here * Anastácio Kahango, O.F.M. Cap. (1998-2013) * Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias (2003-2005), appointed Bishop of Cabinda * Zeferino Zeca Martins, S.V.D. (2012-2018), appointed Archbishop of Huambo

Suffragan dioceses

* Diocese of Cabinda * Diocese of Caxito * Diocese of Mbanza Congo * Diocese of Sumbe * Diocese of Viana

References

External links

Luanda on the Catholic Hierarchy

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