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Roman Catholic Diocese of Lwena

Coordinates: 11°47′16″S 19°54′49″E / 11.7879°S 19.9137°E / -11.7879; 19.9137
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Dioecesis Lvenana
Location
Country Angola
Statistics
Area223,000 km2 (86,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics

539,200
130,000 (24.1%)
Parishes23
Information
DenominationCatholicism
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman
EstablishedJuly 1, 1923 (1923-07-01)
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Saurímo
CathedralSé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Assunção, Lwena
Secular priests23
Current leadership
BishopMartin Lasarte Topolanski, SDB
Map
Moxico Province (location of the diocese) within Angola
Moxico Province (location of the diocese) within Angola

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lwena (Latin: Dioecesis Lvenana) is a diocese located in the city of Lwena in the ecclesiastical province of Saurímo in Angola.

History

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Special churches

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The Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Assunção (Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady) in Lwena.

Bishops

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Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

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Coadjutor bishop

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Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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See also

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Sources

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11°47′16″S 19°54′49″E / 11.7879°S 19.9137°E / -11.7879; 19.9137