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Episcopal Conference Of Angola And São Tomé
The Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé (Conferência Episcopal de Angola e São Tomé or CEAST) is the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Principe. It has its headquarters in Luanda. In its pastoral letters, CEAST calls repeatedly for dialogue and social justice. Leadership The organization has been headed by: *Manuel Nuñes Gabriel, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda, Luanda (1967-1975) *Eduardo André Muaca, Archbishop of Luanda (1975-1982) *Manuel Franklin da Costa, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubango, Lubango (1982-1990) *Cardinal Alexandre do Nascimento, Archbishop of Luanda (1990-1997) *Zacarias Kamwenho, Archbishop of Lubango (1997-2003) *Damião António Franklin, Archbishop of Luanda (2003-2009) *Gabriel Mbilingi, CSSp, Archbishop of Lubango (2009–2015) *Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias, Archbishop of Luanda (2015–2021) *José Manuel Imbamba, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saurimo, Saurim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luanda
Luanda ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Angola, largest city of Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Angola's administrative centre, its chief seaport, and also the capital of the Luanda Province. Luanda and its metropolitan area is the most populous Portuguese-speaking capital city in the world and the most populous Lusophone city outside Brazil. In 2020 the population reached more than 8.3 million inhabitants (a third of Angola's population). Among the oldest colonial cities of Africa, Luanda was founded in January 1576 as ''São Paulo da Assunção de Loanda'' by Portuguese explorer Paulo Dias de Novais, being occasionally called "Leonda" or "St Paul de Leonda" by non-Portuguese sources. The city served as the centre of the Slavery in Angola, slave trade to Brazil before the institution was prohibited. At the start of the Angolan Civil W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damião António Franklin
Damião António Franklin (August 6, 1950 – April 28, 2014) was an Angolan prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the fifth Archbishop of Luanda. Biography Damião Franklin was born in Cabinda, Angola, and ordained to the priesthood in June 1978. On May 29, 1992, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda and Titular Bishop of '' Falerone''. He received his episcopal consecration on the following July 12 from Alexandre Cardinal do Nascimento, with Archbishop Eduardo Muaca and Félix del Blanco Prieto serving as co-consecrators. Franklin was later named Archbishop of Luanda on January 23, 2001. He also served as President of the Episcopal Conference of Angola-São Tomé. He has lamented the corruption in his country, saying, "Much of Angola's wealth goes on weapons. Some goes on extravagance like this new presidential palace which is hardly ever used. Huge sums simply vanish, into private hands." In parallel, he was the Rector of the Catholic University of Angola. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Episcopal Conferences
Episcopal may refer to: *Of or relating to a bishop, an overseer in the Christian church *Episcopate, the see of a bishop – a diocese *Episcopal Church (other), any church with "Episcopal" in its name ** Episcopal Church (United States), an affiliate of Anglicanism based in the United States *Episcopal conference, an official assembly of bishops in a territory of the Roman Catholic Church *Episcopal polity, the church united under the oversight of bishops *Episcopal see, the official seat of a bishop, often applied to the area over which he exercises authority *Historical episcopate, dioceses established according to apostolic succession See also * Episcopal High School (other) Episcopal High School is a common name for high schools affiliated with the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, including: *Episcopal High School (Alexandria, Virginia) Episcopal High School (also known as the High School, Episco ... * Pontifical (other) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of São Tomé And Príncipe
The Roman Catholic Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe () is a diocese, immediately subject to the Holy See, with its seat in the city of São Tomé in São Tomé and Príncipe."Diocese of São Tomé e Príncipe" ''Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 3 August 2017"Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 25 August 2016 It covers the territory of the Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. , 112,000 or 57.4% of the inhabitants of São Tomé and Príncipe were Catholic. History The diocese was established on 3 November ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholicism In Angola
The Catholic Church in Angola is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. Catholicism was introduced to Angola by the Portuguese explorers since 1491 when the first missionaries arrived. Many of the missionaries saw themselves as Portuguese, rather than integrating into Angolan society. Non-Portuguese missionaries were required to renounce the laws of their own country and submit to Portuguese law, as well as prove their ability to speak and write the Portuguese language. The Colonial Act of 1930 advanced the view that Portuguese Catholic missions to the country were "instruments of civilization and national influence". Demographics The last census in 2014 noted that 56.4% of the Angolan population identified as Roman Catholic. As of 2020, approximately 53.85% of the population professed the Catholic faith, due largely to Angola's history as a former Portuguese colony. Internal structure The Catholic Church has 19 dioceses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Saurimo
Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of Roman civilization *Epistle to the Romans, shortened to Romans, a letter written by Paul, found in the New Testament of the Christian Bible * Ar-Rum (), the 30th sura of the Quran. Roman or Romans may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Romans (band), a Japanese pop group * ''Roman'' (album), by Sound Horizon, 2006 * ''Roman'' (EP), by Teen Top, 2011 *" Roman (My Dear Boy)", a 2004 single by Morning Musume Film and television *Film Roman, an American animation studio * ''Roman'' (film), a 2006 American suspense-horror film * ''Romans'' (2013 film), an Indian Malayalam comedy film * ''Romans'' (2017 film), a British drama film * ''The Romans'' (''Doctor Who''), a serial in British TV series People * Roman (given name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters *Roman (surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Manuel Imbamba
José Manuel Imbamba (born 7 January 1965 in Boma, Moxico Province, Angola) is an Angolan priest and the archbishop of Saurímo since 12 April 2011. Biography Ordained as a priest in 1991, he graduated from the Pontifical Urban University in Rome in 1999. Pope Benedict XVI appointed him as the bishop of Dundo in 2008. He was consecrated by Bishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias on the following 14 December. On 12 April 2011 he was appointed the first archbishop of Saurímo. From 22 to 27 September 2015 he was in Philadelphia, at the World Meeting of Families with Pope Francis Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936 – 21 April 2025) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 13 March 2013 until Death and funeral of Pope Francis, his death in 2025. He was the fi .... See also References External links Page of Saurímo Archdioceseon Website of Episcopal Angolan Conference 21st-century Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filomeno Do Nascimento Vieira Dias
Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias (born 18 April 1958) is an Angolan prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Archbishop of Luanda since 2015; he was an auxiliary bishop there from 2003 to 2005. He was Bishop of Cabinda from 2005 to 2014, where his lack of identification with the province and its separatist movement initially made his appointment controversial and he was only installed after sixteen months. Family background Vieira Dias belongs to an illustrious Angolan family with strong links to the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA). He is the cousin once removed of General Hélder Vieira Dias, known as “Kopelipa,” a member of the inner circle of José Eduardo dos Santos, who was president of Angola from 1979 to 2017. He is also the great-nephew of the musician and political activist Liceu Vieira Dias, who was a founder of the band Ngola Ritmos as well as of the MPLA, and the cousin once removed of musician Ruy Mingas, who wrote the music for " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CSSp
The Congregation of the Holy Spirit (officially the Congregation of the Holy Spirit under the protection of the Immaculate Heart of the Virgin Mary; ) is a religious congregation for men in the Catholic Church. Members are often known as Holy Ghost Fathers or, in continental Europe and the Anglosphere, as Spiritans, and members use the postnominals CSSp. History Claude Poullart des Places Claude Poullart des Places was born on 26 February 1679, in Rennes, the capital city of Brittany, France. He was the eldest child and only son of Francis des Places and Jeanne le Meneust. Claude was tutored at home before being enrolled at the age of nine or ten as a day student in the nearby Jesuit College of St. Thomas, thus beginning his lifelong association with the Society of Jesus. Graduating at 16, Claude studied at the University of Caen, Normandy, before graduating at 22 with a Licentiate in Law from the Law School of Nantes. In 1701 Claude Poullart began his studies for the prie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Mbilingi
Gabriel Mbilingi C.S.Sp., (born 17 January 1958 in Bândua, Bié, Angola) is the current Angolan Archbishop of Lubango Lubango, formerly known as Sá da Bandeira, is a municipality in Angola, capital of the Huíla Province, with a population of 914,456 in 2022. The city center had a population of 600,751 in 2014 making it the second-most populous city in Angola a .... Since 20 November 2009 he is the president of the Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Principe, or CEAST (''Conferencia Episcopal de Angola e São Tomé e Príncipe''). Life On February 26, 1984 Gabriel Mbilingi joined the Religious congregation, Congregation of the Spiritan (Latin: ''Congregatio Sancti Spiritus; CSSp'') and received the ordination. On 15 October 1999 he was appointed by Pope John Paul II as Coadjutor bishop of the Diocese, Diocese of Lwena; on 6 January 2000 the Pope himself consecrated him as bishop. Later he followed the resignation of his predecessor, José da Próspero Ascen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zacarias Kamwenho
Zacarias Kamwenho (born 5 September 1934 in Chimbundo, Huambo, Angola) is an Angolan emeritus Archbishop and peace activist. He had an important role in the peace process that led to the end of the Angolan Civil War in 2002. Ecclesiastical career He was ordained a priest in 1961 and afterwards nominated a teacher at Bela Vista Mission, in Nova Lisboa, now Huambo, where he worked for eight years, being nominated vice-rector in 1970. He was afterwards nominated rector of the Major Seminary of Christ the King in Nova Lisboa, accumulating functions with vicar general of the Diocese of Nova Lisboa, since 26 August 1974. He was made coadjutor bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda on 23 November 1974. He became titular bishop of the Diocese of Novo Redondo, now Sumbe, on 10 August 1975. He was nominated coadjutor bishop, with right to succession, of the Archbishop of Lubango on 12 November 1995, becoming Archbishop on 15 January 1997 and assuming office on 2 February 1997. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Bishops' Conference
An episcopal conference, often also called a bishops’ conference or conference of bishops, is an official assembly of the bishops of the Catholic Church in a given territory. Episcopal conferences have long existed as informal entities. The first assembly of bishops to meet regularly, with its own legal structure and ecclesial leadership function, is the Swiss Bishops' Conference, which was founded in 1863. More than forty episcopal conferences existed before the Second Vatican Council. Their status was confirmed by the Second Vatican Council and further defined by Pope Paul VI's 1966 ''motu proprio'', '' Ecclesiae sanctae''. Episcopal conferences are generally defined by geographic borders, often national ones, with all the bishops in a given country belonging to the same conference, although they may also include neighboring countries. Certain authority and tasks are assigned to episcopal conferences, particularly with regard to setting the liturgical norms for the Mass, a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
