Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Windhoek
| Archdiocese of Windhoek Archidioecesis Vindhoekensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Namibia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 560,158 km2 (216,278 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2023) 3,022,000 363000 (12%%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | St. Mary's Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| 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
- 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
- Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda, O.M.I. (1998-2004), appointed Archbishop here
- Bonifatius Haushiku, I.C.P. (1978-1980), appointed Vicar Apostolic here
Suffragan dioceses
- Keetmanshoop
- Rundu
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Namibia
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Windhoek is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church.[2]
- Part of: Ecclesiastical Province of Windhoek
External links
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 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.
- Back to citation Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Windhoek, official website
Bibliography
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Archdiocese of Windhoek Archived 2007-08-18 at the Wayback Machine
- https://stmarysnam.com/