Archdiocese of Lubango

The Archdiocese of Lubango () 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