Veikko Ndelihongela Munyika (born 21 May 1953, Omutwewondjaba, Omundaungilo,

Oukwanyama Oukwanyama (''Uukwanyama'' in the neighbouring Oshindonga dialect) is a traditional kingdom of the Ovambo people in what is today northern Namibia and southern Angola. Its capital is Ehole. List of rulers The Oukwanyama Kingdom and King Mandume M ...

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) is a

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of the

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. Munyika is the son of David venombwe yaMunyika gwaShilongo shaMunyika and Olivia Munashimwe shaKatengela kaShatya shaMuhongo. Munyika went to school in Ohauwanga during 1963–64, in Omundaungilo during 1965–67, 1970 and 1973, and in

Okongo Okongo is a village in the Ohangwena Region of northern Namibia. It is situated about east of Eenhana on the tarred road to Nkurenkuru. It is the district capital of Okongo Constituency. History Okongo was first settled by the San people in the ...

during 1972–73. He attended the

Oshakati Oshakati is a town in northern Namibia. It is the regional capital of the Oshana Region and one of Namibia's largest places. Oshakati was founded in July 1966 and proclaimed a town in 1992. The town was used as a base of operations by the S ...

Secondary School during 1974–76. Munyika studied theology in the Lutheran Theological College in

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during 1977–80, and the

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during 1983–87, where he earned the degree of Bachelor of Theology, and in the

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during 1992–1997, where he earned a doctoral degree. Munyika was ordained a pastor in 1981. He was consecrated Bishop of the Western Diocese of the ELCIN in 2014 at

Ongwediva Ongwediva is a town in the Oshana Region in the north of Namibia. It is the district capital of the Ongwediva electoral constituency. it had 27,000 inhabitants and covered 4,102 hectares of land. Ongwediva has seven churches, two private sch ...

, by Presiding Bishop Dr

Shekutaamba Nambala Shekutaamba Väinö yaVäinö Nambala (born 5 August 1952, Onewawa, Onyaanya, Ondonga, Namibia) is a Namibian bishop, currently holding the title of bishop emeritus of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia. He was formerly the Presiding Bisho ...

of the ELCIN. He was married to Lovisa Ndinelago yaFilippus yaShipahu in

Oshigambo Oshigambo is a settlement in the Oshikoto Region of northern Namibia. It is situated on the banks of Oshigambo River east of the Etosha pan. The village features a secondary school, Oshigambo High School Oshigambo High School, also Oshigambo Sen ...

in 1979. They have three sons.

Publications

Muynika has published the following works in the

Oshikwanyama Kwanyama or Cuanhama is a national language of Angola and Namibia. It is a standardized dialect of the Ovambo language, and is mutually intelligible with Oshindonga, the other Ovambo dialect with a standard written form. The entire Christian Bib ...

language. *''Enota ile Ondjala?'' (Eloc Press, 1983) *''Elilongekido lumuwiliki.'' *''Kalunga nomunhu'' (EPP, 1987) *''Eendombwedi daJehova'' (EPP 1989) *''Omapumhumu taa lilile oulipamwe'' (1991) *''Teelela etango nokanyika'' ( Gamsberg, 1992)

References

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