Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Windhoek explained

Jurisdiction:Archdiocese
Windhoek
Latin:Archidioecesis Vindhoekensis
Country:Namibia
Rite:Latin Rite
Area Km2:560,158
Population:3,022,000
Population As Of:2023
Catholics:363000
Catholics Percent:12%
Cathedral:St. Mary's Cathedral
Bishop:Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda, O.M.I.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Windhoek (Latin: Vindhoeken(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Windhoek in Namibia. 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

Special churches

Bishops

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic

Auxiliary Bishops

Suffragan dioceses

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Buys , Gerhard . History of the Church in Namibia, an Introduction - 1805-1990. Gotthardt, Joseph. Nambala. Shekutaamba. November 2003. Gamsberg Macmillan (via Dictionary of African Christian Biography). 23 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110831073913/http://www.dacb.org/stories/namibia/gotthardt_joseph.html. 31 August 2011. dead.