The Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé (Conferência Episcopal de Angola e São Tomé or CEAST) is the Catholic Bishops' Conference of

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and

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. It has its headquarters in

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. In its pastoral letters, CEAST calls repeatedly for dialogue and social justice.

Leadership

The organization has been headed by: * Manuel Nuñes Gabriel, Archbishop of

(1967-1975) *

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, Archbishop of Luanda (1975-1982) *

Manuel Franklin da Costa Archbishop Manuel Franklin da Costa (31 August 1921 – 17 July 2003) was a Roman Catholic Archbishop of Huambo then Lubango, Angola , national_anthem = "Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = ...

, Archbishop of Lubango (1982-1990) *Cardinal

Alexandre do Nascimento Alexandre do Nascimento (born 1 March 1925) is an Angolan cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Luanda from 1986 to 2001 and was made a cardinal in 1983. Biography Born in Malanje, do Nascimento studied at the seminarie ...

, Archbishop of Luanda (1990-1997) *

Zacarias Kamwenho Zacarias Kamwenho (born 5 September 1934 in Chimbundo, Huambo, Angola) is an Angolan emeritus Archbishop and peace activist. He had an important role in the peace process that led to the end of the Angolan Civil War in 2002. Ecclesiastical caree ...

, Archbishop of Lubango (1997-2003) * Damião António Franklin, Archbishop of Luanda (2003-2009) * Gabriel Mbilingi, CSSp, Archbishop of Lubango (2009–2015) *

Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias (born 18 April 1958) is an Angolan prelate of the Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Ch ...

, Archbishop of Luanda (2015–2021) * José Manuel Imbamba, Archbishop of

Saurimo Saurimo, formerly known as Henrique de Carvalho, is a city in Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , ...

(2021–present)

References

;Additional sources * https://web.archive.org/web/20110125161527/http://jornaldeangola.sapo.ao/18/0/bispos_reunidos_em_luanda * https://web.archive.org/web/20090301172844/http://www.ceastangola.org/ * https://web.archive.org/web/20100807231553/http://www.publico.pt/Mundo/bispos-preocupados-com-excesso-de-trabalhadores-chineses-em-angola_1449861 * https://archive.today/20130210092440/http://www.abtei-muensterschwarzach.de/dcms/sites/nad/laender/angola/kirche/geschichte.html

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Catholic Church in Angola Catholic Church in São Tomé and Príncipe {{Angola-stub

Leadership

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