Suffragan diocese Ganda, Angola
Diocese of Ganda
Gandan(us)
Latin Church
Latin Church diocese in Ganda, Angola, erected on 1 August 2024 from the Diocese of Benguela. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Huambo, led by its first bishop, Estevao Binga.
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- Established
- 2024
- Catholics
- 633,636
- Priests
- 59
- Territory
- 24,447 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
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The bishop
- Bishop
- Estevao Binga
- Born
- 2 September 1966
- Birthplace
- Twei
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The cathedral
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist stands in Ganda, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
In Angola, within the ecclesiastical province of Huambo, the city of Ganda is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ganda (Latin: Dioecesis Gandanam). Estêvão Binga is the current bishop of the diocese.
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