Serafim Shyngo-Ya-Hombo

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Serafim Shyngo-Ya-Hombo (6 February 1945 – 1 January 2026) was an Angolan Roman Catholic prelate.

Life and ministry

Serafim Shyngo-Ya-Hombo was born in Quibala on 6 February 1945. He joined the Order of Capuchins (OFMCap) and was ordained a priest on 1 August 1971.[1]

On 26 March 1990, Pope John Paul II appointed him auxiliary bishop of Luanda and titular bishop of Aquae in Dacia. The Archbishop of Luanda, Alexandre do Nascimento, consecrated him as a bishop on 24 June of the same year; the co-consecrators were Fortunato Baldelli (Apostolic Delegate in Angola) and Zacarias Kamwenho (Bishop of Sumbe). On 29 May 1992, he was appointed Bishop of Mbanza Congo.[2] He resigned on 17 July 2008.[3]

Shyngo-Ya-Hombo died on 1 January 2026 at the age of 80.[4]

References

  1. 1."Bishops of Angola Celebrating Their Jubilees". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  2. 2."Diocese of Mbanza Congo".
  3. 3."Bishop Serafim Shyngo-Ya-Hombo". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  4. 4."Second Catholic Bishop of Mbanza Congo Diocese in Angola Dies at 80, Eulogized as "an example of humility, wisdom"". Aciafrica. Retrieved 2 January 2026.