The Archdiocese of Huambo ( la, Archidioecesis Huambensis) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in western

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. The

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see of the archbishop is the Marian Cathedral of the

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(Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Conceição), in

Huambo Huambo, formerly Nova Lisboa (English: ''New Lisbon''), is the third-most populous city in Angola, after the capital city Luanda and Lubango, with a population of 595,304 in the city and a population of 713,134 in the municipality of Huambo (Cen ...

. By 2013, the archdiocese had approximately 1.5 million Roman Catholics and 75 diocesan priests.

History

On 9 September 1940, the Diocese of Nova Lisboa was established on assembled territories split off from the Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda and mission sui iuris of Cunene, mainly to serve the growing European population in what was then the colony of

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. As time went on, it shed territory due to the creation of other dioceses : * on 27 July 1955 to establish the then

Diocese of Sá da Bandeira The Archdiocese of Lubango ( la, 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 * 1955.07.27: Establishe ...

(now the Archiocese of Lubango) * on 6 June on 1970 to establish its future suffragan diocese, the Diocese of Benguela * on 10 October 1975 to establish the Diocese of Serpa Pinto (later renamed the Diocese of Menongue) and the Diocese of Pereira de Eça (later renamed the Diocese of Ondjiva). On 3 February 1977, the Diocese of Nova Lisboa was promoted and renamed the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Huambo. In June 1992, it enjoyed a Papal visit from

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Bishops

(all

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) † = deceased

Episcopal ordinaries

;''Suffragan Bishops of Nova Lisboa'' * †

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(C.S.Sp.) (January 28, 1941 – death June 29, 1970), previously

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of Cubango in Angola (Angola) (1938 – 1941.01.28) * † Américo Henriques (February 19, 1972 – retired April 13, 1976, died 2006); previously

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(1966.07.03 – 1971.02.02) & Auxiliary Bishop of

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(Portugal) (1966.07.03 – 1967.04.15), promoted

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of Lamego (1967.04.15 – 1971.02.02) and succeeded as Bishop of Lamego (1971.02.02 – 1972.02.19) ;''Metropolitan Archbishops of Huambo'' * †

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 = ...

(February 3, 1977 – September 12, 1986), also President of Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé (1982 – 1990); previously Bishop of Henrique de Carvalho (Angola) (1975.08.10 – 1977.02.03); later Metropolitan Archbishop of

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(Angola) (1986.09.12 – retired 1997.01.15, died 2003) * †

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September 12, 1986 – retired July 31, 2003); previously Bishop of

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(now Menongue; Angola) (1975.08.10 – 1979.05.16), restyled Bishop of

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(Angola) (1979.05.16 – 1986.09.12) * ''

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(31 July 2003 – 3 May 2004), while Bishop of suffragan see

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(Angola) (1974.11.20 – 2008.02.18) *

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(May 3, 2004 – October 1, 2018), former Bishop of

(Angola) (1986.09.12 – 2004.05.03), also stayed Apostolic Administrator of his former see Menongue (2004.06.27 – 2005.08.03) *

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, S.V.D. (October 1, 2018 - ...), previously Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda (May 19, 2012 - October 1, 2018)

Other priests of the Archdiocese who became bishops

* †

Mateus Feliciano Augusto Tomás Mateus Feliiano Augusto Tomás (February 23, 1958 – October 30, 2010) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Namibe, Angola. Tomás was born in Chinguar, Angola. Ordained to the priesthood in 1983, he was named bish ...

(Bishop of the Diocese of Namibe, 21 March 2009 — 30 October 2010)

Province

Its

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comprises the Metropolitan's archbishopric and the following

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sees : *

Roman Catholic Diocese of Benguela The Roman Catholic Diocese of Benguela ( la, Dioecesis Benguelensis) is a diocese located in the city of Benguela in the Ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo, Huambo in Angola. History * June 6, 1970: Established as Dio ...

* Roman Catholic Diocese of Kwito-Bié

Demographics

References

Source and External links

GCatholic.org, with incumbent biography links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo Huambo Huambo Province

Christian organizations established in 1940 1940s establishments in Angola