Archdiocese of Lubango
| Archdiocese of Lubango | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Angola |
| Diocesan bishop | Gabriel Mbilingi CSSp |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Zacarias Kamwenho |
| founding | 1955 |
| surface | 79,023 km² |
| Parishes | 33 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Residents | 2,725,000 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Catholics | 1,487,000 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| proportion of | 54.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 55 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 30 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 17,494 |
| Friars | 32 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 226 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| cathedral | Sé Catedral de São José |
| address | CP 231, Lubango, Angola |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Menongue Namibe Ondjiva |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubango ( Latin : Archidioecesis Lubangensis ) includes the province of Huíla and other regions in southern Angola.
history
On July 27, 1955, the diocese of Sá da Bandeira was founded, which was initially a suffragan of the archdiocese of Luanda . On February 3, 1977, the diocese itself was raised to an archdiocese and was named Lubango .
Bishops
Bishops of Sá da Bandeira (1955–1977)
- Altino Ribeiro de Santana (July 27, 1955–1972)
- Eurico Dias Nogueira (February 19, 1972– February 3, 1977)
Archbishops of Lubango (from 1977)
- Alexandre do Nascimento (February 3, 1977– February 16, 1986)
- Manuel Franklin da Costa (September 12, 1986– January 15, 1997)
- Zacarias Kamwenho (January 15, 1997– September 5, 2009)
- Gabriel Mbilingi (September 5, 2009 – present)