Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda | |
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Archbishop of Windhoek | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Windhoek |
See | Windhoek |
Appointed | 21 September 2004 |
Installed | 14 November 2004 |
Predecessor | Bonifatius Haushiku |
Other post(s) | President of the Namibian Episcopal Conference (2007–) Vice-President of the Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (2019–) |
Previous post(s) | Titular Bishop of Pertusa (1998–2004) Auxiliary Bishop of Windhoek (1998–2004) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 25 June 1988 by Bonifatius Haushiku |
Consecration | 7 February 1999 by Bonifatius Haushiku |
Personal details | |
Born | Liborius Nddumbukuti Nashenda 4 April 1959 |
Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda, O.M.I. (born 4 April 1959 in Oshikuku, Omusati Region) is a Namibian Roman Catholic archbishop.
He was ordained a priest on June 25, 1988. On November 5, 1998, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Windhoek, and was ordained on February 7, 1999, as the Titular Bishop of Pertusa. On November 14, 2004, he became Archbishop of Windhoek, serving from St. Mary's Cathedral.
On Heroes' Day 2014 he was conferred the Most Brilliant Order of the Sun, Second Class by President Hifikepunye Pohamba. [1] Currently, Ndumbukuti is serving twenty-five years as a Bishop and is based at St Mary's Cathedral, Windhoek. [2]
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