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Botswana detached from archdiocese on Oct 7, 2010
The presence of Orthodox Christianity in '''Angola''' is a recent event. Christianity was introduced to the indigenous population of Angola during the colonial Portuguese period by the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. Orthodox Christianity missionary efforts in Angola began in the late twentieth century under the [[jurisdiction]] of the [[Church of Alexandria]]. Currently, Angola is within the local jurisdiction of the Holy [[Archdiocese of Zimbabwe]] and Angola.
The Archdiocese of Zimbabwe includes within its jurisdiction, in addition to Angola, the countries of [[Zimbabwe]], and [[Malawi]] and [[Botswana]]. Since 2004, the [[primate]] of the Metropolis has been His Eminence [[Seraphim (Kykkotis) of Zimbabwe|Seraphim (Kykkotis)]]. [[Archimandrite]] Chrysostomos Polizos is [[vicar]] of the [[Metropolitan]] for Angola and [[Botswana]].
The [[parish]] of ''St. Eleftherios and Venerable Paisios of [[Mount Athos|Mt. Athos]]'' has been established in Luanda.
