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Metropolitan see Windhoek, Namibia

Archdiocese of Windhoek

Vindhoeken(sis)

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

Esri
The address the register holds for St. Mary's Cathedral, in Windhoek, Namibia.

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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.

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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.