José Nambi
José Nambi (5 June 1949 – 31 October 2022) was an Angolan Roman Catholic prelate. Nambi was born in Angola and ordained to the priesthood in 1975. He served as coadjutor bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kwito-Bié The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kwito-Bié ( la, Dioecesis Kvitobiensis) is a diocese located in Bié Province in the Ecclesiastical province of Huambo in Angola. The cathedral is located in the city of Cuito. The diocese currently has no app ... in 1995 and 1996 and was bishop of the diocese from 1997 until his death. References External links 1949 births 2022 deaths Angolan clergy Roman Catholic bishops of Kwito-Bié Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II {{RC-bishop-stub ...
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Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is called episcopacy. Organizationally, several Christian denominations utilize ecclesiastical structures that call for the position of bishops, while other denominations have dispensed with this office, seeing it as a symbol of power. Bishops have also exercised political authority. Traditionally, bishops claim apostolic succession, a direct historical lineage dating back to the original Twelve Apostles or Saint Paul. The bishops are by doctrine understood as those who possess the full priesthood given by Jesus Christ, and therefore may ordain other clergy, including other bishops. A person ordained as a deacon, priest (i.e. presbyter), and then bishop is understood to hold the fullness of the ministerial priesthood, given responsibil ...
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