Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malanje
The Archdiocese of Malanje (Latin: Archidioecesis Malaniensis ) is a location in Angola Roman Catholic archdiocese headquartered in Malanje.
History
Pope Pius XII. founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Inter sollicitudines on 25 November 1957 on surrender of territory of the Diocese of Silva Porto and of the Archdiocese of Luanda, where it was assumed as a suffragan.
On August 10, 1975, lost part of its territory to the diocese Henrique de Carvalho and got some areas of the Archdiocese of Luanda.
On April 12, 2011, the diocese by Pope Benedict XVI was. elevated to the rank of Metropolitanerzdiözese and their subordinates the dioceses Uije and Ndalatando as suffragan sees. The previous Bishop Luis María Pérez Onraita Aguirre was appointed the first archbishop.
Ordinaries
Bishop of Malanje
- Manuel Nunes Gabriel (1957-1962), then Koadjutorerzbischof of Luanda
- Pompeu de Sá Leão y CSSp Seabra (1962-1973)
- Eduardo André Muaca (1973-1975), then Koadjutorerzbischof of Luanda
- Alexandre do Nascimento (1975-1977), then Archbishop of Lubango
- Eugénio Salessu (1977-1998)
- Luis María Pérez de Onraita Aguirre (1998-2011)
Archbishop of Malanje
- Luis María Pérez de Onraita Aguirre (2011-2012)
- Benedito Roberto CSSp (since 2012)
Statistics
Pictures of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malanje
