Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda


The Archdiocese of Luanda is the oldest Roman Catholic bishopric in Angola.
The Church of Our Lady of Remedies is in Luanda and it was built in 1628. It replaced the former Antiga Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Conceição as episcopal see.

History

The diocese was founded in 1596 as the Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda alias Angola e Congo, on territory split off from the then Roman Catholic Diocese of São Salvador da Congo (now Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbanza Congo.
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It was elevated to its current form on 4 September 1940. It is based in the capital, Luanda.
Since the death of Archbishop Damião António Franklin, the 21st man to hold that position, on 28 April 2014, the seat is occupied by Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias.

Statistics

As of 2004, The archdiocese was home to approximately 4.84 million people, approximately 3.06 million of them being Roman Catholic. There are approximately 150 priests serving the over 3 million Catholics.

Leadership

;Bishops of São Paulo de Loanda/ Angola e Congo
;Archbishops of Luanda