Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubango
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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Expand ItalianScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Archdiocese of Lubango (Template:Langx) 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
Sources
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