Church Anglican In office 2003- Consecration 2003 Ordination 1984 | See Diocese of Angola Predecessor new title Diocese Diocese of Angola | |
Born 7 May 1956 (age 60)
Kinfinga, Songo ( 1956-05-07 ) Previous post Episcopal Delegate for Angola | ||
André Soares (born 7 May 1956) is an Angolan Anglican bishop. He has been the first Anglican Bishop of Angola since 2003. He is married to Janete João and they have eight children, six sons and two daughters.
Ecclesiastical career
Soares was born in a village of Kinfinga, near Songo, and educated at the Pastoral Institute in Lukala, Zaire. He was ordained an Anglican priest in 1984 and began working in Uíge Province. In 1992 he became the Episcopal Delegate for Angola. In 2000 he was elected Vice-President of the Angolan Council of Churches. In 2003, he was nominated and consecrated the first bishop of the newly created Diocese of Angola.
References
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