Archdiocese of Saurímo
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
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.
History
10 August 1975: Established as Diocese of Henrique de Carvalho
16 May 1979: Renamed as Diocese of Saurimo
12 April 2011: Elevated to Archdiocese
Statistics
The new Archdiocese, according to undated statistics released by the Vatican website because of the appointment, has a total area of 77,600 km2, a total population of 420,000, a Catholic population of 61,700, 11 priests, and 28 religious.
Special churches
The Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Assunção (Cathedral Church of the Assumption of Our Lady) in Saurímo.
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