Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubango

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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.

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), below
  • 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 :1955.07.27 – 1972, appointed Bishop of Beira, Mozambique

Coadjutor archbishops[]

• Zacarias Kamwenho (1995-1997)
• Gabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp. (2006-2009)

Suffragan dioceses[]

• Diocese of Menongue
• Diocese of Namibe
• Diocese of Ondjiva

Sources[]

• GCatholic.org

Coordinates: 14°54′59″S 13°29′53″E / 14.9163°S 13.4981°E / -14.9163; 13.4981