Cathedral of Luanda
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The Cathedral of Luanda (Cathedral of the Holy Saviour) is a Roman Catholic
cathedral
in Luanda
, Angola
. It was built in 1628 and is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda
.
Roman Catholicism in Angola
thumb|250px|Catholic Church in [[Huambo]]The Roman Catholic Church in Angola is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and Curia in Rome...
cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
in Luanda
Luanda
Luanda, formerly named São Paulo da Assunção de Loanda, is the capital and largest city of Angola. Located on Angola's coast with the Atlantic Ocean, Luanda is both Angola's chief seaport and its administrative center. It has a population of at least 5 million...
, Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
. It was built in 1628 and is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda
The Archdiocese of Luanda is the oldest Roman Catholic bishopric in Angola and the direct descendant of the Diocese of Angola e Congo, founded in 1596. It was elevated to its current form on 4 September 1940. It is based in the capital, Luanda...
.