Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Windhoek
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Windhoek 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
.
Metropolitan bishop
In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital.Before the establishment of...
See
Episcopal See
An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral...
for the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Windhoek
Windhoek
Windhoek is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level. The 2001 census determined Windhoek's population was 233,529...
in Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
. 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
Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda
Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda is a Namibian Roman Catholic archbishop.He was ordained a priest on June 25, 1988. On November 5 ten years later he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Windhoek and was ordained on February 7, 1999 as the Titular Bishop of Pertusa. On November 14, 2004 he became...
.
History
- August 1, 1892: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Cimbebasia from the Apostolic Prefecture of Cimbebasia in AngolaAngolaAngola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
- January 10, 1921: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Cimbebasia
- May 11, 1926: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Windhoek
- March 14, 1994: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Windhoek
Special churches
- The cathedralCathedralA cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
is St. Mary’s Cathedral in WindhoekSt. Mary's Cathedral, WindhoekSt. Mary's Cathedral, known as St. Marien Kathedrale in German, is a Roman Catholic church in Windhoek, Namibia. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Windhoek.-External links:*...
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Leadership
- ArchbishopArchbishopAn archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
s of Windhoek (Roman rite)- Archbishop Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda, O.M.I. (since 2004.09.21)
- Archbishop Bonifatius HaushikuBonifatius HaushikuBonifatius Haushiku was a Namibian Roman Catholic religious leader.-Career:In June 1966 Haushiku was ordained at a priest. In November 1980 he was appointed Vicar Apostolic of Windhoek and, in 1994, Haushiku was appointed Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Windhoek. He died on 12 June...
, I.C.P. (1994.03.14 – 2002.06.12)
- Vicars Apostolic of Windhoek (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Bonifatius HaushikuBonifatius HaushikuBonifatius Haushiku was a Namibian Roman Catholic religious leader.-Career:In June 1966 Haushiku was ordained at a priest. In November 1980 he was appointed Vicar Apostolic of Windhoek and, in 1994, Haushiku was appointed Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Windhoek. He died on 12 June...
, I.C.P. (1980.11.29 – 1994.03.14) - BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
Rudolf Johannes Maria Koppmann, O.M.I. (1961.03.20 – 1980.11.29) - Bishop Joseph GotthardtJoseph GotthardtJoseph Gotthardt was a Catholic missionary and later Bishop and Archbishop in South-West Africa . He was the first to set up missions in the Kavango Region and in Ovamboland, became the first Vicar Apostolic of Windhoek.-Early life and missionary work :Gotthardt was born in Thalheim in the German...
, O.M.I. (1926.05.11 – 1961.03.20)
- Archbishop Bonifatius Haushiku
- Prefects Apostolic of Cimbebasia (Roman rite)
- Bishop Joseph Gotthardt, O.M.I. (1921.02 – 1926.05.11)
- Prefects Apostolic of Lower Cimbebasia (Roman rite)
- Fr. Eugenio Klaeyle, O.M.I. (1892 – 1921)
Suffragan dioceses
- Keetmanshoop
- Rundu