Diocese of Lwena
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lwena is a diocese located in the city of Lwena in the ecclesiastical province of Saurímo in Angola.
History
- 1 July 1963: Established as Diocese of Luso from the Diocese of Silva Porto
- 16 May 1979: Renamed as Diocese of Lwena
- 12 April 2011: Changed suffragans from Huambo to Saurímo
Special churches
The Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Assunção in Lwena.Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Bishops of Lwena, below
- * Bishop Martin Lasarte Topolanski
- * Bishop Jesús Tirso Blanco, S.D.B.
- * Bishop Gabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp., Appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Lubango
- * Bishop José Próspero da Ascensão Puaty ; see below
- Bishops of Luso, below
- * Bishop José Próspero da Ascensão Puaty ; see above
- * Bishop Francisco Esteves Dias, O.S.B.
Coadjutor bishop
- Gabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp.
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- José Manuel Imbamba, appointed Bishop of Dundo in 2008