Continent: Southern Africa
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Luena / Lwena / Lvenan(us) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Saurimo
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Patron Saint: Nossa Senhora da Assunção (August 15)
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Bishop (2023.07.01 – ...): | Bishop Martín Lasarte Topolansky, S.D.B. (61) |
Bishops of Luena (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Martín Lasarte Topolansky, S.D.B. (61) Bishop of Luena (Angola)
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Bishop Jesús Tirso Blanco, S.D.B.
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Bishop Abílio Rodas de Sousa Ribas, C.S.Sp. (93) | ||||||||||
Bishop Gabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp. (66) (later Archbishop) Metropolitan Archbishop of Lubango (Angola)
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Bishop José Próspero da Ascensão Puaty
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Bishops of Luso (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop José Próspero da Ascensão Puaty (see above) | ||||||||||
Bishop Francisco Esteves Dias, O.S.B.
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Area: 223,000 km²
Population: 134,000 Catholics (24.1% of 555,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 23 parishes, 22 missions
Personnel: 38 priests (24 diocesan, 14 religious), 75 religious (24 brothers, 51 sisters), 66 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.05.12
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