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Roman Catholic Diocese of Lwena

Roman Catholic diocese in Angola

Diocese of Lwena Dioecesis Lvenana

Location
Country	Angola
Statistics
Area	223,000 km² (86,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	539,200 130,000 (24.1%)
Parishes	23
Information
Denomination	Catholicism
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman
Established	July 1, 1923 (1923-07-01)
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Saurímo
Cathedral	Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Assunção, Lwena
Secular priests	23
Current leadership
Bishop	Martin Lasarte Topolanski, SDB
Map
Moxico Province (location of the diocese) within Angola

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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.

History

1 July 1963: Established as Diocese of Luso from the Diocese of Silva Porto
16 May 1979: Renamed as Diocese of Lwena
12 April 2011: Changed suffragans from Huambo to Saurímo

Special churches

The Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Assunção (Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady) in Lwena.

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

Bishops of Lwena (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Martin Lasarte Topolanski (July 1, 2023-)
- Bishop Jesús Tirso Blanco, S.D.B. (26 November 2007 – 22 February 2022)
- Bishop Gabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp. (7 June 2000 – 11 December 2006), Appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Lubango
- Bishop José Próspero da Ascensão Puaty (16 May 1979 – 7 June 2000); see below
Bishops of Luso (Roman rite), below
- Bishop José Próspero da Ascensão Puaty (3 February 1977 – 16 May 1979); see above
- Bishop Francisco Esteves Dias, O.S.B. (1 July 1963 – 13 April 1976)