Boniface Haushiku
Bonifatius Haushiku (* probably 1935 in South West Africa ; † June 12, 2002 in Windhoek ) was a Namibian priest and first Archbishop of Windhoek and the first black Catholic bishop in Namibia.
Haushiku was born on the Okavango near Shambyu and attended the school of the Catholic mission station in Shambyu. He was ordained a priest on June 29, 1966. On November 15, 1978, the Pope was appointed auxiliary bishop in Windhoek and appointed titular bishop of Troyna . On January 27, 1979 he was ordained bishop by Rudolf Maria Koppmann and on November 29, 1980 he took over the leadership of the Apostolic Vicariate Windhoek . With the rise of the vicariate to the archbishopric, Haushiku became archbishop on March 14, 1994.
Web links
- Entry on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Bonifatius Haushiku in the Dictionary of African Christian Biography
Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Rudolf Maria Koppmann OMI |
Archbishop of Windhoek 1994-2002 |
Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda OMI |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haushiku, Boniface |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | us |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Namibian clergyman, Archbishop of Windhoek |
| DATE OF BIRTH | uncertain: 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | South West Africa |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 12, 2002 |
| Place of death | Windhoek |