Roman Catholic Diocese of Benguela
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Diocese of Benguela Dioecesis Benguelensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Our Lady of Fatima |
Secular priests | 172 (2020) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | António Francisco Jaca, S.V.D. |
Auxiliary Bishops | Estêvão Binga |
Bishops emeritus | Eugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Benguela (
Latin: Dioecesis Benguelensis) is a diocese located in the city of Benguela in the ecclesiastical province of Huambo in Angola
. The current bishop of the diocese is António Francisco Jaca.
History
The diocese was established on 6 June 1970 as Diocese of Benguela from the
suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lwanda
but became a suffragan of Huambo on 3 February 1977.
It enjoyed a
papal visit by Pope John Paul II on 9 June 1992[1]
Geography
The diocese covers the entirety of Benguela Province. It has an area of 39,823 km² and is divided into 68 parishes .
Special churches
The Cathedral of the diocese is Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral (Portuguese: Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora de Fátima) in Benguela.
Bishops
Bishops of Benguela
- Armando Amaral dos Santos (6 June 1970 – 14 October 1973)
- Oscar Lino Lopes Fernandes Braga (20 November 1974 – 18 February 2008)
- Eugenio Dal Corso, PSDP (18 February 2008 – 26 March 2018),[2] elevated to Cardinal in 2019
- António Francisco Jaca, SVD (26 March 2018[2] – present)
Auxiliary Bishops
- Estêvão Binga (3 November 2021–present)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Mário Lucunde, appointed Bishop of Menongue in 2005
- Uijein 2006
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Angola
References
- ^ "Apostolic Journey to Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (June 4-10, 1992)". Vatican.va. Dicastero per la Comunicazione - Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Resignations and Appointments, 26.03.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
External links
- GCatholic.org
- "Diocese of Benguela". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.