Archdiocese of Lubango

Archidiœcesis Lubangensis

Arquidiocese do Lubango
Location
CountryAngola
Statistics
Area118,000 km2 (46,000 sq mi)
Information
DenominationCatholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established1955
CathedralCathedral of St. Joseph, Lubango
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopGabriel Mbilingi

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
  • 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

Suffragan dioceses

Sources

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