The Diocese of Dundo () is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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. In 2016, it had 366,700 baptised out of 800,000 inhabitants. It is governed by Bishop Estanislau Marques Chindekasse S.V.D. Its

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is the city of

Dundo Dundo, or Dundo-Chitato, is a former mining town, with a population of 177,604 (2014), now a city and the provincial capital of Lunda Norte Province, Lunda Norte in Angola. Established in the early part of the 20th century as a planned diamond min ...

. The Diocese of Dundo is a

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in the

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of the

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Archdiocese of Saurímo in Angola.

Lands

The episcopal see is the city of Dundo, where the

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is found in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. The territory is divided into 10 parishes.

History

* On 9 November 2001, the diocese was erected from territory of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saurimo (today an archdiocese). It was originally a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Luanda. * On 12 April 2011, it became part of the ecclesiastical province of the archdiocese of Saurimo.

Leadership

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s of Dundo (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order ** Bishop Estanislau Marques Chindekasse, S.V.D. (22 December 2012 - ...) ** Bishop

José Manuel Imbamba José Manuel Imbamba (born 7 January 1965 in Boma, Moxico Province, Angola) is an Angolan priest and the archbishop of Saurímo since 12 April 2011. Biography Ordained as a priest in 1991, he graduated from the Pontifical Urban University in Ro ...

(6 October 2008 – 12 April 2011), appointed Archbishop of

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** Bishop

Joaquim Ferreira Lopes Joaquim is the Portuguese and Catalan version of Joachim and may refer to: * Agnes Joaquim (born Ashkhen Hovakimian, 1854–1899), Singaporean Armenian who bred Singapore's first hybridised orchid hybrid, Vanda 'Miss Joaquim' * Alberto Joaquim ...

, O.F.M. Cap. (9 November 2001 – 6 June 2007), appointed Bishop of Viana

Statistics

Sources

GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Angola Christian organizations established in 2001 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 21st century Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Saurímo 2001 establishments in Angola {{Angola-stub

Lands

History

Leadership

Statistics

See also

Sources