Zacarias Kamwenho (born 5 September 1934 in Chimbundo, Huambo, Angola) is an Angolan emeritus Archbishop and peace activist. He had an important role in the peace process that led to the end of the Angolan Civil War in 2002.
He was ordained a priest in 1961 and afterwards nominated a teacher at Bela Vista Mission, in Nova Lisboa, now Huambo, where he worked for eight years, being nominated vice-rector in 1970. He was afterwards nominated rector of the Major Seminary of Christ the King in Nova Lisboa, accumulating functions with vicar general of the Diocese of Nova Lisboa, since 26 August 1974. He was made coadjutor bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda on 23 November 1974. He became titular bishop of the Diocese of Novo Redondo, now Sumbe, on 10 August 1975. He was nominated coadjutor bishop, with right to succession, of the Archbishop of Lubango on 12 November 1995, becoming Archbishop on 15 January 1997 and assuming office on 2 February 1997. He retired after reaching the age of 75 years on 5 September 2009.[1]
Kamwenho chaired the Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST) and the Ecumenical Committee for Peace in Angola (COIEPA), which was established in April 2000 and brings together the Catholic CEAST, the Angolan Evangelical Alliance (AEA) and the Council of Christian Churches in Angola (CICA).[2]
zacarias, kamwenho, born, september, 1934, chimbundo, huambo, angola, angolan, emeritus, archbishop, peace, activist, important, role, peace, process, that, angolan, civil, 2002, most, reverendarchbishop, emeritus, lubangokamwenho, 2013archdioceseroman, cathol. Zacarias Kamwenho born 5 September 1934 in Chimbundo Huambo Angola is an Angolan emeritus Archbishop and peace activist He had an important role in the peace process that led to the end of the Angolan Civil War in 2002 The Most ReverendZacarias KamwenhoArchbishop emeritus of LubangoKamwenho in 2013ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of LubangoOrdersOrdination1961Consecration23 November 1974by Americo HenriquesPersonal detailsBorn 1934 09 05 5 September 1934 age 89 Chimbundo Huambo AngolaNationalityAngolanDenominationRoman CatholicPrevious post s Coadjutor bishop of LubangoStyles of Zacarias KamwenhoReference styleThe Most ReverendSpoken styleYour ExcellencyReligious styleMonsignorPosthumous stylenoneEcclesiastical career editHe was ordained a priest in 1961 and afterwards nominated a teacher at Bela Vista Mission in Nova Lisboa now Huambo where he worked for eight years being nominated vice rector in 1970 He was afterwards nominated rector of the Major Seminary of Christ the King in Nova Lisboa accumulating functions with vicar general of the Diocese of Nova Lisboa since 26 August 1974 He was made coadjutor bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda on 23 November 1974 He became titular bishop of the Diocese of Novo Redondo now Sumbe on 10 August 1975 He was nominated coadjutor bishop with right to succession of the Archbishop of Lubango on 12 November 1995 becoming Archbishop on 15 January 1997 and assuming office on 2 February 1997 He retired after reaching the age of 75 years on 5 September 2009 1 Kamwenho chaired the Episcopal Conference of Angola and Sao Tome CEAST and the Ecumenical Committee for Peace in Angola COIEPA which was established in April 2000 and brings together the Catholic CEAST the Angolan Evangelical Alliance AEA and the Council of Christian Churches in Angola CICA 2 In 2001 he acted as mediator in the Angolan Civil War between MPLA and UNITA For his role in the peace process he was named co winner of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought by the European Parliament in 2001 References edit Cheney David M Archbishop Zacarias Kamwenho Catholic Hierarchy www catholic hierarchy org Retrieved 2017 07 27 BBC News AFRICA Signs of peace in Angola news bbc co uk November 2001 Retrieved 2017 07 27 External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Zacarias Kamwenho nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zacarias Kamwenho Sakharov Prize PDF nbsp This Angolan biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a Roman Catholic archbishop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zacarias Kamwenho amp oldid 1217802918, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
