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Suffragan diocese Luena, Angola

Diocese of Luena

Lvenan(us)

The Diocese of Luena is a Latin Catholic diocese in eastern Angola, erected in 1963 (originally as the Diocese of Luso, renamed Luena in 1979). It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Saurimo and is led by the Uruguayan Salesian bishop Martin Lasarte.

On the map

Esri
Luena, Angola, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1963
Catholics
138,000
Territory
223,000 km²

Parishes and churches

3 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Martín Alfredo Lasarte Topolansky
Born
25 October 1962
Birthplace
Montevideo
Institute
SOCIETÀ SALESIANA DI S. GIOVANNI BOSCO (SALESIANI)

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption stands in Luena, 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.