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 (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
1,800,000
246,654 (13.7%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopLiborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda, O.M.I.

History

  • August 1, 1892: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Cimbebasia from the Apostolic Prefecture of Cimbebasia in Angola
  • 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

Bishops

  • Prefect Apostolic of Lower Cimbebasia (Roman rite)
    • Fr. Bernard Pierre Herrmann, O.M.I. (1892 – 1901)
    • Fr. Augustine Nachtwey, O.M.I. (1901.12 – 1908)
    • Fr. Joseph Schemmer, O.M.I. (1908.11.24 – 1909.12.17)
    • Fr. Eugène Klaeylé, O.M.I. (1909.12.18 – 1921.01.10)
  • Prefect Apostolic of Cimbebasia (Roman rite)
    • Fr. Joseph Gotthardt, O.M.I. (1921.01.11 – 1926.05.11); see below''[1]
  • Vicars Apostolic of Windhoek (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Joseph Gotthardt, O.M.I. (1926.05.11 – 1961.03.20); see above [1]
    • Bishop Rudolf Johannes Maria Koppmann, O.M.I. (1961.03.20 – 1980.11.29)
    • Bishop Bonifatius Haushiku, I.C.P. (1980.11.29 – 1994.03.14): see below
  • Archbishops of Windhoek (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Bonifatius Haushiku, I.C.P. (1994.03.14 – 2002.06.12); see above
    • Archbishop Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda, O.M.I. (since 2004.09.21)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic

  • Rudolf Johannes Maria Koppmann, O.M.I. (1957-1961)

Auxiliary Bishops

Suffragan dioceses

See also

  • Roman Catholicism in Namibia

References

  1. 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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