Gabriel Mbilingi
Gabriel Mbilingi C.S.Sp., (born 17 January 1958 in Bândua, Bié, Angola) is the current Angolan Archbishop of Lubango. Since 20 November 2009 he is the president of the Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Principe, short named CEAST (Conferencia Episcopal de Angola e São Tomé e Príncipe).
The Most Reverend Gabriel Mbilingi | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Lubango | |
Mbilingi in Rio de Janeiro in 2012. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Lubango |
| See | Lubango |
| Appointed | 5 September 2009 |
| Predecessor | Zacarias Kamwenho |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 26 February 1984 |
| Consecration | 6 January 2000 by Pope John Paul II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gabriel Mbilingi 17 January 1958 |
| Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Luena (1999-2000) Bishop of Luena (2000-06) Coadjutor Archbishop of Lubango (2006-09) President of the Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (2007-12) President of the Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé (2009-15) President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (2013-19) |
| Motto | Et passio Christi |
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