List of Catholic dioceses in Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe explained

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

Ecclesiastical Province of Luanda

Ecclesiastical Province of Lubango

Ecclesiastical Province of Malanje

Ecclesiastical Province of Saurimo

Exempt Latin in São Tomé and Príncipe

See also

Defunct jurisdictions

Excluding precursors of present sees (usually pre-diocesan).

There are no titular sees.

In Angola, one was suppressed without (direct) successor :

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