Diocese of Benguela
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Benguela 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 Diocese of Nova Lisboa. It was initially a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Luanda but became a suffragan of Huambo on 3 February 1977.It enjoyed a papal visit by Pope John Paul II on 9 June 1992.
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 in Benguela.Bishops
Bishops of Benguela
- Armando Amaral dos Santos
- Oscar Lino Lopes Fernandes Braga
- Eugenio Dal Corso, PSDP, elevated to Cardinal in 2019
- António Francisco Jaca, SVD
Auxiliary Bishops
- Estêvão Binga. Appointed Bishop of Ganda, Angola
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Mário Lucunde, appointed Bishop of Menongue in 2005
- Emílio Sumbelelo, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Uije in 2006