Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubango
The Archdiocese of Lubango (Latin: Archidioecesis Lubangensis) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Lubango in Angola. The cathedral of the archdiocese is the Cathedral of St. Joseph, Lubango.
Archdiocese of Lubango Archidiœcesis Lubangensis Arquidiocese do Lubango | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Angola |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 118,000 km2 (46,000 sq mi) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1955 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Joseph, Lubango |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
History
- 1955.07.27: Established as Diocese of Sá da Bandeira from Diocese of Nova Lisboa
- 1977.02.03: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lubango
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Lubango (Roman rite), brlow
- Archbishop Gabriel Mbilingi:2009.09.05 - present
- Archbishop Zacarias Kamwenho, C.SS.R.:1997.01.15 - 2009.09.05
- Archbishop Manuel Franklin da Costa:1986.09.12 – 1997.01.15
- Archbishop, later Cardinal, Alexandre do Nascimento:1977.02.03 – 1986.02.16, Cardinal in 1983; appointed Archbishop of Luanda
- Archbishop Eurico Dias Nogueira:1972.02.19 – 1977.11.03
- Bishop of Sá da Bandeira (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Altino Ribeiro de Santana:1955.07.27 – 1972, appointed Bishop of Beira, Mozambique
Coadjutor archbishops
- Zacarias Kamwenho (1995-1997)
- Gabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp. (2006-2009)
Suffragan dioceses
Sources
| Province of Huambo | |
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| Province of Luanda | |
| Province of Lubango | |
| Province of Malanje | |
| Province of Saurimo | |
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