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:
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Manuel Nuñes Gabriel, Archbishop of
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 ...
(1967-1975)
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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 HuÃla 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)
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Zacarias Kamwenho, Archbishop of Lubango (1997-2003)
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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)
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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 HuÃla 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)
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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)
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José Manuel Imbamba
José Manuel Imbamba (born 7 January 1965 in Boma, Moxico Province, Angola) is an Angolan priest and the archbishop of SaurÃmo 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)
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Angola
The Catholic Church in Angola is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
Catholicism was introduced to Angola by the Portuguese explorers since 1491 when the first missionaries arrived.
Many of ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese of São Tomé and PrÃncipe
The Roman Catholic Diocese of São Tomé and PrÃncipe () is a diocese, immediately subject to the Holy See, with its seat in the city of São Tomé in São Tomé and PrÃncipe.[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 ...]
Catholic Church in Angola
Catholic Church in São Tomé and PrÃncipe
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