The Roman Catholic Diocese of Benguela ( la, Dioecesis Benguelensis) is a

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located in the city of

Benguela Benguela (; Umbundu: Luombaka) is a city in western Angola, capital of Benguela Province. Benguela is one of Angola's most populous cities with a population of 555,124 in the city and 561,775 in the municipality, at the 2014 census. History Por ...

in the

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Huambo Huambo, formerly Nova Lisboa (English: ''New Lisbon''), is the third-most populous city in Angola, after the capital city Luanda and Lubango, with a population of 595,304 in the city and a population of 713,134 in the municipality of Huambo (Cen ...

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History

* June 6, 1970: Established as Diocese of Benguela from the

Diocese of Nova Lisboa The Archdiocese of Huambo ( la, Archidioecesis Huambensis) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in western Angola. The cathedral see of the archbishop is the Marian Cathedral of the Conception of Our Lady (Sé Catedr ...

Special churches

The Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora de Fátima (Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Fatima) in Benguela.

Bishops

Bishops of Benguela

Armando Amaral dos Santos Armando Amaral dos Santos (4 March 1929 in Chinguar – 14 October 1973) was an Angolan clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Benguela The Roman Catholic Diocese of Benguela ( la, Dioecesis Benguelensis) is a diocese located in ...

(6 June 1970 – 14 October 1973) *

Oscar Lino Lopes Fernandes Braga Oscar Lino Lopes Fernandes Braga (30 September 1931 – 26 May 2020) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Benguela, Angola. A priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a r ...

(20 November 1974 – 18 February 2008) *

Eugenio Dal Corso Eugenio Dal Corso (born 16 May 1939) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who led two dioceses in Angola, as Coadjutor and Bishop of Saurimo from 1996 to 2008 and as Bishop of Benguela from 2008 to 2018. He is a professed member of the ...

, PSDP (18 February 2008 – 26 March 2018), elevated to Cardinal in 2019 *

António Francisco Jaca Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular mal ...

, SVD (26 March 2018 – present)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Mário Lucunde Mário Lucunde (13 May 1957 – 26 February 2023) was an Angolan Roman Catholic prelate. Lucunde was born in Angola and was ordained to the priesthood in 1985. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Menongue The Roman Catho ...

, appointed Bishop of Menongue in 2005 *

Emílio Sumbelelo Emílio is a variant of the given names Emil, Emilio and Emilios, and may refer to: * Emílio Garrastazu Médici, Brazilian politician *Emílio Peixe, Brazilian footballer *Emílio Lino, Portuguese fencer *Emílio da Silva, footballer *Emílio Au ...

, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Uije in 2006

References

External links

GCatholic.org
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Christian organizations established in 1970 Benguela Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Benguela, Roman Catholic Diocese of