Vicente Carlos Kiaziku

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The Most Reverend

Vicente Carlos Kiaziku
Bishop of Mbanza Congo, Angola
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda
See Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbanza Congo
Appointed5 January 2009
Installed8 March 2009
Predecessor Serafim Shyngo-Ya-Hombo
Successor Incumbent
Orders
Ordination2 June 1985
Consecration8 March 2009
by  Anastácio Kahango
RankBishop
Personal details
Born
Vicente Carlos Kiaziku

(1957-06-28) 28 June 1957 (age 68)
Kimacaka-Bamba, Diocese of Uíje, Angola
Styles of
Vicente Carlos Kiaziku
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Reference style
Spoken styleHis Lordship
Religious style Bishop

Vicente Carlos Kiaziku OFMCap (born 28 June 1957) is an Angolan Roman Catholic prelate who is the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbanza Congo in Angola since 5 Jan 2009. Before that, from 2 June 1985 until he was appointed bishop, he was a priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. He was appointed bishop by Pope Benedict XVI. He was consecrated and installed at M'banza-Kongo on 8 March 2009.

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Background and education

He was born on 28 August 1957 at Kimacaka-Bamba, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Uíje, in Uíge Province in Angola. He attended elementary and secondary schools in his home country. He studied philosophy at a seminary in Angola. He studied theology at the School of Theology of the Capuchin Friars in Venice, Italy. He joined the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin while there. He holds a Licentiate in Education Science, awarded by the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome. [1] [2]

Priest

He became a member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin on 22 September 1974. On 28 September 1975, he made his preliminary vows as a member of the same religious Order. He took his perpetual vows on 10 June 1984. He was ordained a priest on 2 June 1985. He served as a priest until 5 January 2009. [1] [2]

As a priest, he served in various roles and location, including: [1] [2]

Bishop

On 5 January 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Reverend Father Vicente Carlos Kiaziku, OFMCap as bishop of the diocese of Mbanza Congo in Angola. He was consecrated and installed at M'banza Kongo on 8 March 2009. The Principal Consecrator was Anastácio Kahango, Titular Bishop of Thignica and Auxiliary Bishop of Lunda and Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Titular Archbishop of Rusellae and Papal Nuncio and Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias, Bishop of Cabinda. [1] [2] As of 2025, he is still the local ordinary at the diocese of Mbanza Congo. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Agenzia Fides (9 January 2009). "Africa/Angola: The Pope appoints a new Bishop of Mbanza Congo". Agenzia Fides . Vatican City. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 RCDMC (2022). "Biography of the Bishop of the Diocese of Mbanza Congo, Angola". Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbanza Congo (RCDMC). M'banza Kongo, Angola. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  3. ↑ João Vissesse (31 March 2025). "Catholic Bishop in Angola Concerned About Consequences of Conflict in Eastern DR Congo, Calls for Peace". ACI Africa. Nairobi, Kenya.

Succession table

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Serafim Shyngo-Ya-Hombo
(29 May 1992 - 17 July 2008)
 Bishop of Mbanza Congo
(5 January 2009) 		Succeeded by


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