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:<small> See Main Article: </small> The presence of Orthodox Christianity in '''Angola'The '' 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 Holy [[Archdiocese of Zimbabwe]] includes in within its jurisdiction , in addition to Angola, the countries of [[Zimbabwe]], [[Angola]], and [[Malawi]] and [[Botswana]]. Since 2004, the [[primate]] of the Metropolis has been His Eminence [[George Seraphim (VladimirouKykkotis) of Zimbabwe|George Seraphim (VladimirouKykkotis)]]. [[Archimandrite]] Chrysostomos Polizos is [[auxiliary bishop|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. The parish has a functioning council and the church building is under construction.
==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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