Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubango

Archdiocese of Lubango Archidiœcesis Lubangensis Arquidiocese do Lubango
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
Archbishop	Gabriel Mbilingi
Bishops emeritus	Zacarias Kamwenho

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

• 27 July 1955: Established as Diocese of Sá da Bandeira from Diocese of Nova Lisboa
• 3 February 1977: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lubango

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Lubango (Roman rite), below
  • Archbishop Gabriel Mbilingi: 5 September 2009 – present
  • Archbishop Zacarias Kamwenho, C.SS.R.: 15 January 1997 - 5 September 2009
  • Archbishop Manuel Franklin da Costa: 12 September 1986 – 15 January 1997
  • Archbishop, later Cardinal, Alexandre do Nascimento: 3 February 1977 – 16 February 1986, Cardinal in 1983; appointed Archbishop of Luanda
  • Archbishop Eurico Dias Nogueira: 19 February 1972 – 3 November 1977
• Bishop of Sá da Bandeira (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop Altino Ribeiro de Santana: 27 July 1955 – 19 February 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