Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubango

Roman Catholic archdiocese in Angola

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Archdiocese of Lubango Archidiœcesis Lubangensis Arquidiocese do Lubango

Location
Country	Angola
Statistics
Area	118,000 km² (46,000 sq mi)
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	1955
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Joseph, Lubango
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Gabriel 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
- 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