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

Angola Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking world, Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and List of c ...

and

São Tomé and Principe SAO or Sao may refer to: Places * Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso * Serb Autonomous Regions (''Srpska autonomna oblast'', SAO), during the breakup of ...

. It has its headquarters in

Luanda Luanda ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Angola, largest city of Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Ang ...

. 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) * Eduardo André Muaca, Archbishop of Luanda (1975-1982) * Manuel Franklin da Costa, Archbishop of

Lubango Lubango, formerly known as Sá da Bandeira, is a municipality in Angola, capital of the Huíla Province, with a population of 914,456 in 2022. The city center had a population of 600,751 in 2014 making it the second-most populous city in Angola a ...

(1982-1990) *Cardinal Alexandre do Nascimento, Archbishop of Luanda (1990-1997) * Zacarias Kamwenho, Archbishop of Lubango (1997-2003) *

Damião António Franklin Damião António Franklin (August 6, 1950 – April 28, 2014) was an Angolan prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the fifth Archbishop of Luanda. Biography Damião Franklin was born in Cabinda, Angola, and ordained to the priesthood in J ...

, Archbishop of Luanda (2003-2009) *

Gabriel Mbilingi Gabriel Mbilingi C.S.Sp., (born 17 January 1958 in Bândua, Bié, Angola) is the current Angolan Archbishop of Lubango Lubango, formerly known as Sá da Bandeira, is a municipality in Angola, capital of the Huíla Province, with a population ...

CSSp The Congregation of the Holy Spirit (officially the Congregation of the Holy Spirit under the protection of the Immaculate Heart of the Virgin Mary; ) is a religious congregation for men in the Catholic Church. Members are often known as Holy ...

, 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 who has been Archbishop of Luanda since 2015; he was an auxiliary bishop there from 2003 to 2005. He was Bishop of Cabinda from 2005 to 2014, ...

, Archbishop of Luanda (2015–2021) *

José Manuel Imbamba José Manuel Imbamba (born 7 January 1965 in Boma, Moxico Province, Angola) is an Angolan priest and the archbishop of Saurímo since 12 April 2011. Biography Ordained as a priest in 1991, he graduated from the Pontifical Urban University in Ro ...

, Archbishop of Saurimo (2021–present)

Leadership

See also