Roman Catholic Diocese of Lwena

Diocese of Lwena

Dioecesis Lvenana
Location
Country Angola
Statistics
Area223,000 km2 (86,000 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  •  
  • 539,200
  • 130,000 (24.1%)
Parishes23
Information
DenominationCatholicism
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman
EstablishedJuly 1, 1923 (1923-07-01)
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Saurímo
CathedralSé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Assunção, Lwena
Secular priests23
Current leadership
BishopMartin Lasarte Topolanski, SDB
Map

Moxico Province (location of the diocese) within Angola

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lwena (Latin: Dioecesis Lvenana) is a diocese located in the city of Lwena in the ecclesiastical province of Saurímo in Angola.

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