Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saurímo

Archdiocese of Saurímo

Archidioecesis Saurimoensis

Arquidiocese de Saurimo
Location
CountryAngola
Statistics
Area77,600 km2 (30,000 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2014)
  • 456,000
  • 63,815 (14.0%)
Information
RiteRoman
Established12 April 2011
CathedralOur Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Saurimo
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
ArchbishopArchbishop José Manuel Imbamba

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saurimo (Latin: Archidioecesis Saurimoënsis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Saurimo in Angola. Prior to its elevation to an archdiocese in 2011 it belonged to the ecclesiastical province of Luanda. It has oversight of two suffragan dioceses, which until then had been part of other Angolan Provinces, are the Diocese of Lwena and the Diocese of Dundo.