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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

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• Roman Catholic dioceses in Angola
• Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Lubango
• Roman Catholic archbishops of Lubango