Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Windhoek

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.

Archdiocese of Windhoek

Archidioecesis Vindhoekensis
Location
CountryNamibia
Statistics
Area560,158 km2 (216,278 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2023)
3,022,000
363000 (12%%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopLiborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda, O.M.I.

History

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Special churches

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St. Mary's Cathedral, Windhoek

Bishops

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Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic

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Auxiliary Bishops

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Suffragan dioceses

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Buys, Gerhard; Nambala, Shekutaamba (November 2003). "Gotthardt, Joseph". History of the Church in Namibia, an Introduction - 1805-1990. Gamsberg Macmillan (via Dictionary of African Christian Biography). Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.

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