Diocese of Sumbe

Diocese of Sumbe

*Dioecesis Sumbensis*
Diocese of Sumbe; Dioecesis Sumbensis
	Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral, ca. 1970
Location
Country	Angola
Statistics
Area	58,698 km2 (22,663 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	; 1,941,500; 649,022 (33.4%);
Parishes	22
Information
Denomination	Catholicism
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman
Established	August 10, 1975
Cathedral	Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral
Secular priests	49
Current leadership
Bishop	Firmino David
Map
	; Location of Cuanza Sul Province, headquarters of the diocese, within Angola

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sumbe (Latin: Dioecesis Sumbensis) is a diocese located in the city of Sumbe in the ecclesiastical province of Luanda in Angola.

History

10 August 1975: Established as Diocese of Ngunza from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda
3 February 1977: Renamed as Diocese of Novo Redondo
22 October 2006: Renamed as Diocese of Sumbe

The Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral) in Sumbe.

Bishops of Sumbe (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Firmino David (since 20 August 2023)
- Bishop Luzizil Kiala (21 May 2013 – 29 September 2021), appointed Archbishop of Malanje
- Bishop Benedito Roberto, C.S.Sp. (22 October 2006 – 19 May 2012), appointed Archbishop of Malanje; see below
Bishops of Novo Redondo (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Benedito Roberto, C.S.Sp. (15 December 1995 – 22 October 2006); see above
- Bishop Zacarias Kamwenho (3 February 1977 – 3 March 1995.), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Luango; see below
Bishop of Ngunza (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Zacarias Kamwenho (10 August 1975 – 3 February 1977); see above

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