Archdiocese of Malanje
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malanje is an archdiocese located in Malanje, Angola. Until its elevation to an archdiocese in 2011, it belonged to the ecclesiastical province of Luanda, like the two dioceses over which it has now oversight: the Diocese of Uíje and the Diocese of Ndalatando.
History
- 25 November 1957: Established as Diocese of Malanje from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda and Diocese of Silva Porto
- 12 April 2011: Elevated to Archdiocese
Statistics
The Archdiocese has an area of 107,000 km², a total population of 1,090,000, a Catholic population of 500,000, 49 priests, and 140 religious.Special churches
The Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Assunção in Malanje.Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Archbishops of Malanje, below
- * Archbishop Luzizila Kiala
- * Archbishop Benedito Roberto, C.S.Sp.
- * Archbishop Luis María Pérez de Onraíta ; see below
- Bishops of Malanje, below
- * Bishop Luis María Pérez de Onraita Aguirre ; see above
- * Bishop Eugénio Salessu
- * Bishop Alexandre do Nascimento, appointed Archbishop of Lubango; future Cardinal
- * Bishop Eduardo André Muaca, appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Luanda
- * Bishop Pompeu de Sá Leão y Seabra, C.S.Sp.
- * Bishop Manuel Nunes Gabriel, appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Luanda
Coadjutor bishop
- Luis María Pérez de Onraita Aguirre