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The presence of Orthodox Christianity in '''Angola''' constitutes is a part recent event. Christianity was introduced to the indigenous population of Angola during the colonial Portuguese period by the [[Metropolis]] of [[ZimbabweRoman Catholic Church]]. Since 2004, Orthodox Christianity missionary efforts in Angola began in the late twentieth century under the [[primatejurisdiction]] of the Metropolis has been His Eminence [[George (Vladimirou) Church of Zimbabwe|George (Vladimirou)Alexandria]]. [[Archimandrite]] Chrysostomos Polizos Currently, Angola is [[auxiliary bishop|vicar]] within the local jurisdiction of the Holy [[MetropolitanArchdiocese of Zimbabwe]] for and Angola and [[Botswana]].
The Archdiocese of Zimbabwe includes within its jurisdiction, in addition to Angola, the countries of [[Zimbabwe]], and [parish[Malawi]] of ''St. Eleftherios & Venerable Paisios Since 2004, the [[primate]] of the Metropolis has been His Eminence [[Mount AthosSeraphim (Kykkotis) of Zimbabwe|MtSeraphim (Kykkotis)]]. Athos[[Archimandrite]] Chrysostomos Polizos is [[vicar]]'' has been established in Luanda. The parish has a functioning council and of the church building is under construction[[Metropolitan]] for Angola.
The [[parish]] of St. Eleftherios and Venerable Paisios of [[Mount Athos|Mt. Athos]] has been established in Luanda.
==External LinksSource==
* [http://www.greekorthodox-zimbabwe.org/angola.htm Web page of the Metropolis of Zimbabwe]
==External links==
*[http://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-578.html Angola Christianity]
*[[Wikipedia:Christianity_in_Angola]]
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