Archdiocese of Saurímo
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saurimo is an archdiocese located in the city of Saurimo in Angola. Prior to its elevation to an archdiocese in 2011 it belonged to the ecclesiastical province of Luanda. It has oversight of two suffragan dioceses, which until then had been part of other Angolan Provinces, are the Diocese of Lwena and the Diocese of Dundo.
History
- 10 August 1975: Established as Diocese of Henrique de Carvalho
- 16 May 1979: Renamed as Diocese of Saurimo
- 12 April 2011: Elevated to Archdiocese
Statistics
The new Archdiocese, according to undated statistics released by the Vatican website because of the appointment, has a total area of 77,600 km2, a total population of 420,000, a Catholic population of 61,700, 11 priests, and 28 religious.Special churches
The Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Assunção in Saurímo.Leadership
Bishops of Henrique de Carvalho- Manuel Franklin da Costa, appointed Archbishop of Huambo
- Pedro Marcos Ribeiro da Costa
- Pedro [Marcos Ribeiro da Costa]
- Eugenio Dal Corso,, appointed Bishop of Benguela
- *after serving as bishop coadjutor from 1995 to 1997
- Archbishop José Manuel Imbamba