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Archdiocese of Luanda
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The Archdiocese of Luanda is the metropolitan Latin Church see for Angola's capital, founded in 1596 as the Diocese of Angola e Congo and elevated to an archdiocese on 4 September 1940. It is led by Archbishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias and oversees suffragan dioceses including Cabinda, Caxito, Mbanza Congo, Sumbe, and Viana.
- Archbishop
- Filomeno Vieira Dias
- Latin name
- Luanden(sis)
- Erected
- 4 September 1940 (origins 1596)
- Cathedral
- Church of Our Lady of Remedies (Igreja de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios), Luanda
- Rank
- Metropolitan See
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Luanda (Archdiocese of Luanda (metropolitan see))
- Catholics
- 3,060,000
- Parishes
- 33
- Catholics per parish
- 92,727
- Chancery
- Arcebispado, Largo do Palácio 9, C.P. 87, 1230-C Luanda, Angola
- Telephone
- Tel. 222.334.640; 921.172.194
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Caxito 52 km
- Diocese of Ndalatando 185 km
- Diocese of Sumbe 268 km
- Diocese of Mbanza Congo 307 km
- Diocese of Uíje 322 km
- Boma CD 335 km
Parishes near the see
- Beata Anuarite Nangapeta · Luanda 6 km
- Cristo Rei · Luanda 6 km
- Cristo Rei da Paz · Luanda 6 km
- Imaculada Coração de Maria · Luanda 6 km
- Nossa Senhora da Assunção · Luanda 6 km
- Nossa Senhora da Nazaré · Luanda 6 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002052 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08