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Metropolitan Archdiocese of

Lubango

Angola Angola

Continent: Southern Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese

Suffragan Sees: Menongue, Namibe, Ondjiva

Patron Saint: S. José (March 19)

History

Special Churches

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2009.09.05 – ...):Archbishop Gabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp. (54)Archbishop Gabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp. (54)

President of Conferência Episcopal de Angola e São Tomé (C.E.A.S.T.)

President of Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (I.M.B.I.S.A.)

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Lubango (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Gabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp. (54)Archbishop Gabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp. (54)
(2009.09.05 – ...)

Born:1958.01.17 (Angola)
Ordained Priest:1984.02.26
Consecrated Bishop:2000.01.06

Coadjutor Bishop of Lwena (Angola) (1999.10.15 – 2000.06.07)

Bishop of Lwena (Angola) (2000.06.07 – 2006.12.11)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Lubango (Angola) (2006.12.11 – 2009.09.05)

President of Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (I.M.B.I.S.A.) (2007 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lubango (Angola) (2009.09.05 – ...)

President of Conferência Episcopal de Angola e São Tomé (C.E.A.S.T.) (2009.11.20 – ...)

Archbishop Zacarias Kamwenho (77)Archbishop Zacarias Kamwenho (77)
(1997.01.15 – 2009.09.05)

Born:1934.09.05 (Angola)
Ordained Priest:1961.07.09
Consecrated Bishop:1974.11.23

Titular Bishop of Tabla (1974.08.26 – 1975.08.10)

Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda (Angola) (1974.08.26 – 1975.08.10)

Bishop of Ngunza (Angola) (1975.08.10 – 1977.02.03)

Bishop of Novo Redondo (Angola) (1977.02.03 – 1995.03.03)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Lubango (Angola) (1995.03.03 – 1997.01.15)

President of Conferência Episcopal de Angola e São Tomé (C.E.A.S.T.) (1997 – 2003)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lubango (Angola) (1997.01.15 – 2009.09.05)

Archbishop Manuel Franklin da Costa
(1986.09.12 – 1997.01.15)

Born:1921.08.31 (Angola)
Ordained Priest:1948.01.25
Consecrated Bishop:1975.09.14
Died:2003.07.17 († 81)

Bishop of Henrique de Carvalho (Angola) (1975.08.10 – 1977.02.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Huambo (Angola) (1977.02.03 – 1986.09.12)

President of Conferência Episcopal de Angola e São Tomé (C.E.A.S.T.) (1982 – 1990)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lubango (Angola) (1986.09.12 – 1997.01.15)

Cardinal Alexandre do Nascimento (87)Cardinal Alexandre do Nascimento (87)
(1977.02.03 – 1986.02.16)

Turres fortissima nomen Domini

Born:1925.03.01 (Angola)
Ordained Priest:1952.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:1975.08.31
Created Cardinal:1983.02.02

Bishop of Malanje (Angola) (1975.08.10 – 1977.02.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lubango (Angola) (1977.02.03 – 1986.02.16)

Apostolic Administrator of Ondjiva (Angola) (1977.02.03 – 1986.02.16)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco in Agro Laurentino (1983.02.02 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Luanda (Angola) (1986.02.16 – 2001.01.23)

President of Conferência Episcopal de Angola e São Tomé (C.E.A.S.T.) (1990 – 1997)

Bishops of Sá da Bandeira (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Eurico Dias Nogueira (89)Bishop Eurico Dias Nogueira (89) (later Archbishop)
(1972.02.19 – 1977.02.03)

Born:1923.03.06 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:1945.12.22
Consecrated Bishop:1964.12.06

Bishop of Vila Cabral (Mozambique) (1964.07.10 – 1972.02.19)

Bishop of Sá da Bandeira (Angola) (1972.02.19 – 1977.02.03)

Apostolic Administrator of Pereira de Eça (Angola) (1975 – 1977.02.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Braga (Portugal) (1977.02.03 – 1999.06.05)

Bishop Altino Ribeiro de Santana
(1955.07.27 – 1972.02.19)

Born:1915.10.19 (India)
Ordained Priest:1938.10.09
Consecrated Bishop:1955.10.23
Died:1973.02.27 († 57)

Bishop of Sá da Bandeira (Angola) (1955.07.27 – 1972.02.19)

Bishop of Beira (Mozambique) (1972.02.19 – 1973.02.27)

Former Prelates

as of 2012.05.13

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