title: Roman Catholic Diocese of Ondjiva
text: # Roman Catholic Diocese of Ondjiva
  
  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.
  
  ## History
  
  * 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
  
  The Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora das Vitórias (Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Victories) in Ondjiva.
  
  ## Bishops
  
  * 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
  
  * Dionísio Hisiilenapo, appointed Bishop of Namibe in 2011
  * Leopoldo Ndakalako, appointed Bishop of Menongue in 2019
  