The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Windhoek ( la, Vindhoeken(sis)) is the
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Ecclesiastical province
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of
Windhoek
Windhoek (, , ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek in 202 ...
in
Namibia
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. 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.
History
* August 1, 1892: Established as
Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Cimbebasia from the
Apostolic Prefecture of Cimbebasia
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* 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
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is
St. Mary's Cathedral in Windhoek.
Bishops
* Prefect Apostolic of Lower Cimbebasia (Roman rite)
** Fr.
Bernard Pierre Herrmann, O.M.I. (1892 – 1901)
** Fr.
Augustine Nachtwey, O.M.I. (1901.12 – 1908)
** Fr.
Joseph Schemmer, O.M.I. (1908.11.24 – 1909.12.17)
** Fr.
Eugène Klaeylé, O.M.I. (1909.12.18 – 1921.01.10)
* Prefect Apostolic of Cimbebasia (Roman rite)
** Fr. Joseph Gotthardt, O.M.I. (1921.01.11 – 1926.05.11); ''see below'
* Vicars Apostolic of Windhoek (Roman rite)
** Bishop
Joseph Gotthardt, O.M.I. (1926.05.11 – 1961.03.20); ''see above''
**
Bishop
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Rudolf Johannes Maria Koppmann, O.M.I. (1961.03.20 – 1980.11.29)
** Bishop
Bonifatius Haushiku, I.C.P. (1980.11.29 – 1994.03.14): ''see below''
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Archbishop
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s of Windhoek (Roman rite)
** Archbishop
Bonifatius Haushiku, I.C.P. (1994.03.14 – 2002.06.12); ''see above''
** Archbishop Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda, O.M.I. (since 2004.09.21)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic
*
Rudolf Johannes Maria Koppmann, O.M.I. (1957-1961)
Auxiliary Bishops
*
Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda, O.M.I. (1998-2004), appointed Archbishop here
*
Bonifatius Haushiku, I.C.P. (1978-1980), appointed Vicar Apostolic here
Suffragan dioceses
*
Keetmanshoop
Keetmanshoop is a city in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia, lying on the Trans-Namib Railway from Windhoek to Upington in South Africa. It is named after Johann Keetman, a German industrialist and benefactor of the city.
History
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Rundu
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Namibia
References
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Namibia
Religious organizations established in 1892
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
Christian organizations established in 1994
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