Diocese of Uije

Historical Details

• Diocese of Carmona e São Salvador
  • Latin Name: Carmonensis-Soterpolitana
  • Erected: 14 March 1967
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Luanda
  • Country: Angola

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Jos? Francisco Moreira dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. † (14 Mar 1967 Appointed - 2 Feb 2008 Retired)
• Em?lio Sumbelelo (2 Feb 2008 Succeeded - 11 Feb 2019 Appointed, Bishop of Viana)
• Joaquim Nhanganga Tyombe (2 Feb 2021 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Carmona e São Salvador
1970		440,183	.0%	1	29	30	0		38	52	3	ap1971
Diocese of Uije
1980	289,600	837,000	34.6%	1	24	25	11,584		31	38	18	ap1981
1990	419,906	1,252,473	33.5%	7	22	29	14,479		36	64	15	ap1991
1999	552,529	1,405,569	39.3%	14	17	31	17,823		24	79	15	ap2000
2000	558,908	1,412,118	39.6%	14	14	28	19,961		20	85	15	ap2001
2001	563,530	1,410,735	39.9%	16	13	29	19,432		20	84	14	ap2002
2002	558,106	1,268,022	44.0%	16	13	29	19,245		20	79	15	ap2003
2003	556,697	1,252,270	44.5%	20	13	33	16,869		23	77	15	ap2004
2004	566,713	1,290,000	43.9%	26	17	43	13,179		23	82	16	ap2005
2010	813,000	1,588,000	51.2%	35	15	50	16,260		25	66	20	ap2011
2014	906,000	1,765,000	51.3%	27	18	45	20,133		39	70	21	ap2015
2017	981,000	1,911,000	51.3%	43	23	66	14,863		46	80	22	ap2018
2020	1,346,201	2,096,000	64.2%	41	19	60	22,436		23	84	24	ap2021
2022	1,395,400	2,229,500	62.6%	44	20	64	21,803		23	72	24	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Almeida Kanda (Canda) (Priest: 6 Jul 1986 to 23 Jul 2005)
• Luzizila Kiala (Priest: 23 Aug 1992 to 21 May 2013)
• Joaquim Nhanganga Tyombe (Bishop: 2 Feb 2021 - )
• Em?lio Sumbelelo (Coadjutor Bishop: 1 Dec 2006; Bishop: 2 Feb 2008 to 11 Feb 2019)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Jos? Francisco Moreira dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1967 to 2 Feb 2008)