Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé

The Bishops 'Conference of Angola and São Tomé ( Conferência Episcopal de Angola e São Tomé , CEAST) is the Catholic bishops' conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe . It is based in Luanda . The chairman since November 21, 2009 is Gabriel Mbilingi , Archbishop of Lubango . The vice-president of CEAST is the Bishop of Cabinda , Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias . In pastoral letters, CEAST repeatedly calls for more social justice.

Chairperson

• Manuel Nuñes Gabriel , Archbishop of Luanda (1967–1975)
• Eduardo André Muaca , Archbishop of Luanda (1975–1982)
• Manuel Franklin da Costa , Archbishop of Lubango (1982–1990)
• Alexandre Cardinal do Nascimento , Archbishop of Luanda (1990–1997)
• Zacarias Kamwenho , Archbishop of Lubango (1997-2003)
• Damião António Franklin , Archbishop of Luanda (2003–2009)
• Gabriel Mbilingi , CSSp., Archbishop of Lubango (since 2009)

See also

• Roman Catholic Church in Angola
• Diocese of Sao Tome and Principe

Web links

• CEAST website
• Público: Bishops concerned about Chinese workers in Angola (Portuguese)
• Entry on gcatholic.org (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Agência Ecclesia: Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé has new presidents ( Memento of the original of July 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. November 23, 2009 (Portuguese) 
2. ↑ Jornal de Angola: Bishops gather in Luanda ( Memento of January 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) January 6, 2011 (Portuguese)
3. ↑ Fides Service: “Politicians often don't listen to the Church's appeals”, complains the new chairman of the Bishops' Conference  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. November 26, 2009