Archdiocese of Saurimo
Saurimoën(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Saurimo, Angola
The Archdiocese of Saurimo in Angola was erected in 1975 as the Diocese of Henrique de Carvalho and elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese in 2011, with the Dioceses of Dundo and Lwena as suffragans. Archbishop José Manuel Imbamba has led the see since its elevation.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 12 April 2011
- Latin
- Saurimoën(sis)
- Patron
- Our Lady of the Assumption
- Annuario code
- 001003015
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 63,815
- Population
- 456,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 14.0%
- Priests
- 24
- Catholics per priest
- 2,659
- Extent
- 77,600 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.8
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- José Manuel Imbamba
- Born
- 7 January 1965
- Birthplace
- Boma
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Assunção (Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady), Saurimo stands in Saurimo, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Saurimo
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of DundoDundo
- Diocese of LuenaLuena
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Located in the Angolan city of Saurimo, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saurimo (Latin: Archidioecesis Saurimoënsis) belonged to the ecclesiastical province of Luanda until its elevation to an archdiocese in 2011. It now oversees two suffragan dioceses, the Diocese of Lwena and the Diocese of Dundo, each of which had until then belonged to other Angolan provinces.
How to reach it
- Diocesan offices
- Bispado, Rua do Cemiterio 231, Saurimo, Lunda, Angola
- Telephone
- 923.312.623
- moxicovelho@yahoo.es
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.