Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda

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Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda

Archbishop of Windhoek
Church Roman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseWindhoek
SeeWindhoek
Appointed21 September 2004
Installed14 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
Ordination25 June 1988
by Bonifatius Haushiku
Consecration7 February 1999
by Bonifatius Haushiku
Personal details
Born
Liborius Nddumbukuti Nashenda

(1959-04-04) 4 April 1959 (age 65)

Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda, O.M.I. (born 4 April 1959 in Oshikuku, Omusati Region) is a Namibian Roman Catholic archbishop.

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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.

St. Mary's Cathedral, Windhoek where Nashenda was appointed in 2004. St. Marien-Kathedrale Windhoek.jpg
St. Mary's Cathedral, Windhoek where Nashenda was appointed in 2004.

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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Notes

  1. "Namibians honoured by President". New Era . 28 August 2014.
  2. Imbisa, Admin- (2024-02-08). "Archbishop Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda OMI Celebrates 25 Years as a Bishop". Imbisa -. Retrieved 2024-08-31.

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