Suffragan diocese Sumbe, Angola
Diocese of Sumbe
Sumben(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Sumbe is a Latin-rite diocese in Angola, erected on 10 August 1975 (originally as the Diocese of Ngunza). It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Luanda and has been led since 2023 by Bishop Firmino David.
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- Established
- 1975
- Catholics
- 649,022
- Priests
- 49
- Territory
- 58,698 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church 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
- Firmino David
- Born
- 13 April 1962
- Birthplace
- Caconda
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The cathedral
Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral stands in Sumbe, 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.
History
Located in the Angolan city of Sumbe, this Roman Catholic diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Sumbensis) forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Luanda.