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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Windhoek

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
560,158 km²

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Namibia

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Windhoek

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 1,800,000 246,654 (13.7%)

Bishop
  
Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Windhoek (Latin: Vindhoeken(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Windhoek in Namibia. The predecessor to the current Archdiocese, the Prefecture Apostolic of Cimbebasia, was established in 1892 and the current archdiocese was fully erected in March 1994. The current Archbishop is Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda.

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History

  • August 1, 1892: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Cimbebasia from the Apostolic Prefecture of Cimbebasia in Angola
  • January 10, 1921: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Cimbebasia
  • May 11, 1926: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Windhoek
  • March 14, 1994: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Windhoek

    • Special churches

  • The cathedral is St. Mary’s Cathedral in Windhoek.

    • Leadership

  • Archbishops of Windhoek (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda, O.M.I. (since 2004.09.21)
  • Archbishop Bonifatius Haushiku, I.C.P. (1994.03.14 – 2002.06.12)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Windhoek (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Bonifatius Haushiku, I.C.P. (1980.11.29 – 1994.03.14)
  • Bishop Rudolf Johannes Maria Koppmann, O.M.I. (1961.03.20 – 1980.11.29)
  • Bishop Joseph Gotthardt, O.M.I. (1926.05.11 – 1961.03.20)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Cimbebasia (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Joseph Gotthardt, O.M.I. (1921.02 – 1926.05.11)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Lower Cimbebasia (Roman rite)
  • Fr. Eugenio Klaeyle, O.M.I. (1892 – 1921)

    • Suffragan dioceses

  • Keetmanshoop
  • Rundu

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Windhoek Wikipedia
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