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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ondjiva (Latin: Dioecesis Ondiivanus) is a diocese located in the city of Ondjiva in the ecclesiastical province of Lubango in Angola.
Dioecesis Ondiivana | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Angola |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 83,900 km2 (32,400 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | 1,154,410 806,760 (69.9%) |
| Parishes | 17 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholicism |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman |
| Established | August 10, 1975 |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Lubango |
| Cathedral | Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora das Vitórias |
| Secular priests | 33 |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Pio Hipunyati |
| Map | |
 Location of Cunene Province (headquarters for the diocese) within Angola | |
History
edit- August 10, 1975: Established as Diocese of Pereira de Eça from the Diocese of Nova Lisboa and Diocese of Sá da Bandeira
- May 16, 1979: Renamed as Diocese of Ondjiva
Special churches
editThe Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora das Vitórias (Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Victories) in Ondjiva.
Bishops
edit- Bishops of Ondjiva (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Pio Hipunyati (since Nov 23, 2011)
- Bishop Fernando Guimarães Kevanu (Jan 30, 1988 - Nov 23, 2011)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
edit- Dionísio Hisiilenapo, appointed Bishop of Namibe in 2011
- Leopoldo Ndakalako, appointed Bishop of Menongue in 2019