Apostolic vicariate Rundu, Namibia
Diocese of Rundu
Runduen(sis)
Latin Church
Rundu is a Latin Catholic Apostolic Vicariate in northeastern Namibia, erected in 1994 and dependent on the Holy See. Linus Ngenomesho, O.M.I., long-serving Apostolic Administrator, was appointed Apostolic Vicar in May 2026 and awaits episcopal ordination.
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- Established
- 1994
- Catholics
- 122,320
- Priests
- 24
- Territory
- 140,046 km²
Parishes and churches
6 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. Mary's Cathedral, RunduTown not recorded · CathedralView parish
- Bunya ParishBunyaView parish
- Haisisira ParishBunyaView parish
- Nkurenkuru ParishNkurenkuruView parish
- RC Mission Station, St. Joseph’s ParishSambyuView parish
- Sivara ParishBunyaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Apostolic Administrator
- Linus Ngenomesho
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The cathedral
Saint Mary's Cathedral, Rundu stands in Rundu, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
In Namibia, in southwestern Africa, the Apostolic Vicariate of Rundu (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Runduensis) is a Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate with its cathedral episcopal seat at St. Mary's in the city of Rundu. Though a missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction, it is not exempt: it stands as a suffragan within the province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Windhoek.