The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malanje ( la, Archidioecesis Malaniensis) is an archdiocese located in
Malanje
Malanje is the capital city of Malanje Province in Angola, with a population of 455,000 (2014 census), and a municipality, with a population of 506,847 (2014 census). Projected to be the thirteenth fastest growing city on the African continent be ...
. Until its elevation to an archdiocese in 2011, it belonged to the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Luanda
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, like the two dioceses over which it has now oversight: the
Diocese of Uíje
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
C.S.Sp.
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(19 May 2012 – 8 November 2020)
** Archbishop Luis María Pérez de Onraíta (12 April 2011 – 19 May 2012); ''see below''
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Bishop
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s of Malanje (Roman rite), below
** Bishop Luis María Pérez de Onraita Aguirre (27 August 1998 – 04.12=2011); ''see above''
** Bishop
Eugénio Salessu Eugénio Salessu (23 August 1923 – 20 January 2011) was the Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Malanje, Angola
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(3 February 1977 – 27 August 1998)
** Bishop
Alexandre do Nascimento
Alexandre do Nascimento (born 1 March 1925) is an Angolan cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Luanda from 1986 to 2001 and was made a cardinal in 1983.
Biography
Born in Malanje, do Nascimento studied at the seminarie ...
(10 August 1975 – 3 February 1977), appointed Archbishop of Lubango; future Cardinal
** Bishop
Eduardo André Muaca
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(25 September 1973 – 10 August 1975), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Luanda
** Bishop Pompeu de Sá Leão y Seabra,
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(20 December 1962 – 7 April 1973)
** Bishop
Manuel Nunes Gabriel
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(5 December 1957 – 13 February 1962), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Luanda
Coadjutor bishop
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Luis María Pérez de Onraita Aguirre
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Diocese of Uíje
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Angola
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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' ...
Malanje
Malanje is the capital city of Malanje Province in Angola, with a population of 455,000 (2014 census), and a municipality, with a population of 506,847 (2014 census). Projected to be the thirteenth fastest growing city on the African continent be ...