The Roman Catholic Church in Angola is composed of a Latin hierarchy only, which comprises three ecclesiastical provinces, each headed by a Metropolitan Archbishop, and a total of fifteen suffragan dioceses.
Although exempt (i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See), the Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe, an Atlantic island country which shares a Portuguese colonial history (and linguistic legacy) with Angola, is part of the transnational Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé, while neither has a national Episcopal Conference.
Neither country has an Eastern Catholic or pre-diocesan jurisdiction.
There is an Apostolic Nunciature to Angola (in national capital Luanda) as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level), into which is also vested the Apostolic Nunciature to São Tomé and Príncipe.
Current Latin sees
Angola
Ecclesiastical Province of Huambo
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Huambo
Ecclesiastical Province of Luanda
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda
Ecclesiastical Province of Lubango
Ecclesiastical Province of Malanje
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Malanje
Ecclesiastical Province of Saurimo
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saurímo
Exempt Latin in São Tomé and Príncipe
See also
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Angola by name
- List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)
- Catholic Church in Angola
- Catholic Church in São Tomé and Príncipe
Defunct jurisdictions
Excluding precursors of present sees (usually pre-diocesan).
There are no titular sees.
In Angola, one was suppressed without (direct) successor :
Sources and external links
| Catholic dioceses in Angola | |
|---|---|
| Province of Huambo | |
| Province of Luanda | |
| Province of Lubango | |
| Province of Malanje | |
| Province of Saurimo | |
