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Suffragan diocese Sumbe, Angola

Diocese of Sumbe

Sumben(sis)

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.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral, in Sumbe, Angola.

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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.