Metropolitan see Windhoek, Namibia
Archdiocese of Windhoek
Vindhoeken(sis)
Latin Church
The Archdiocese of Windhoek is the metropolitan see for the ecclesiastical province of Windhoek in Namibia, originating as the Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Cimbebasia in 1892 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1994. Its suffragans are Keetmanshoop and Rundu.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1892
- Catholics
- 363,000
- Priests
- 71
- Territory
- 560,158 km²
Parishes and churches
45 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Amutanga ParishCatholic AIDS ActionView parish
- Christ the King ParishOkatanaView parish
- Christ the King ParishOtaviView parish
- Eemboo ParishCatholic AIDS ActionView parish
- Eenhana ParishCatholic AIDS ActionView parish
- Emono ParishCatholic AIDS ActionView parish
- Fatima ParishGobabisView parish
- Good Shepherd ParishNarravilleView parish
- Holy Angels ParishOur Lady of Perpetual SuccourView parish
- Holy Family ParishMondesaView parish
- Holy Spirit ParishKhorixasView parish
- IILYATEKO R.C. MissionIilyatekoView parish
- Maria Assumpta ParishHOUSE THERESAView parish
- Okongo ParishCatholic AIDS ActionView parish
- Omafo ParishCatholic AIDS ActionView parish
- Omeege ParishCatholic AIDS ActionView parish
- Omuthitugwonyama ParishCARITAS Deanery coordinatorView parish
- Ongha ParishCatholic AIDS ActionView parish
- Ongwediva ParishCatholic AIDS ActionView parish
- Oshikango ParishCatholic AIDS ActionView parish
- Our Lady of Assumption ParishOtjiwarongoView parish
- Our Lady of Fatima ParishOmaruruView parish
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour ParishAminuisView parish
- ParishOutjoView parish
- Perpetual Help ParishOur Lady of Perpetual SuccourView parish
- R.C, Onyati ParishCatholic AIDS ActionView parish
- R.C. MissionCatholic AIDS ActionView parish
- R.C. Omahinda ParishCatholic AIDS ActionView parish
- R.C. Onyavie ParishCatholic AIDS ActionView parish
- St Joseph’s ParishEpukiroView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda
- Born
- 7 April 1959
- Birthplace
- Oshikuku
- Institute
- MISSIONARI OBLATI DI MARIA IMMACOLATA
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The cathedral
St. Mary's Cathedral stands in Windhoek, 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
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Windhoek (Latin: Vindhoeken(sis)) serves as the Metropolitan See of the ecclesiastical province of Windhoek in Namibia. Its lineage traces to the Prefecture Apostolic of Cimbebasia, established in 1892; the archdiocese itself was fully erected in March 1994. Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda is the current archbishop.