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Diocese of Menongue Dioecesis Menonguensis
Location
Country	Angola
Statistics
Area	199,049 km (76,853 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	714,353 372,908 (52.2%)
Parishes	16
Information
Denomination	Catholicism
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman
Established	August 10, 1975 (1975-08-10)
Archdiocese	Lubango
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Fátima
Secular priests	13
Current leadership
Bishop	Leopoldo Ndakalako

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Menongue (Latin: Dioecesis Menonguensis) is a diocese located in the city of Menongue in the ecclesiastical province of Lubango in Angola.

History

• 10 August 1975: Established as Diocese of Serpa Pinto from the Diocese of Nova Lisboa and Diocese of Sá da Bandeira
• 16 May 1979: Renamed as Diocese of Menongue

Special churches

The Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora de Fátima (Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Fatima) in Menongue.

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• Bishops of Menongue (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop Leopoldo Ndakalako (19 March 2019–present)
  • Bishop Mário Lucunde (3 August 2005 – 12 March 2018)
  • Bishop José de Queirós Alves, C.SS.R. (12 September 1986 – 3 May 2004), appointed Archbishop of Huambo
  • Bishop Francisco Viti (16 May 1979 – 12 September 1986), appointed Archbishop of Huambo
• Bishop of Serpa Pinto (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop Francisco Viti (10 August 1975 – 16 May 1979); see above

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Angola

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• "Diocese of Menongue". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.

References

1. "Rinunce e nomine".

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• Roman Catholic dioceses in Angola
• Christian organizations established in 1975
• Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
• Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Lubango
• 1975 establishments in Angola