The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ondjiva ( la, Dioecesis Ondiivanus) is a

diocese 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 associa ...

located in the city of

Ondjiva Ondjiva, formerly Vila Pereira d'Eça, is a town, with a population of 121,537 (2014), and a commune in the municipality of Cuanhama, province of Cunene, Angola. It is also the administrative capital of Cunene Province and is located at the ext ...

in the

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of Lubango in

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History

* August 10, 1975: Established as Diocese of Pereira de Eça 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 ...

and

Diocese of Sá da Bandeira The Archdiocese of Lubango ( la, Archidioecesis Lubangensis) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Lubango in Angola. The cathedral of the archdiocese is the Cathedral of St. Joseph, Lubango. History * 1955.07.27: Establish ...

* May 16, 1979: Renamed as Diocese of Ondjiva

Special churches

The Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora das Vitórias (Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Victories) in Ondjiva.

Bishops

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...

s of Ondjiva (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order ** Bishop Pio Hipunyati (since Nov 23, 2011) ** Bishop

Fernando Guimarães Kevanu Fernando Guimarães Kevanu (14 August 1936 – 18 May 2022) was an Angolan Roman Catholic bishop. Guimarães Kevanu was born in Angola. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1970. He was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ondjiva ...

(Jan 30, 1988 - Nov 23, 2011)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

* Dionísio Hisiilenapo, appointed Bishop of Namibe in 2011 *

Leopoldo Ndakalako Leopoldo is a given name, the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of the English, German, Dutch, Polish, and Slovene name, Leopold. Notable people with the name include: *Leopoldo de' Medici (1617–1675), Italian cardinal and Governor of Si ...

, appointed Bishop of Menongue in 2019

Sources

GCatholic.org
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History

Special churches

Bishops

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

See also

Sources