Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo

History

• on 27 July 1955 to establish the then Diocese of Sá da Bandeira
• on 6 June on 1970 to establish its future suffragan diocese, the Diocese of Benguela
• on 10 October 1975 to establish the Diocese of Serpa Pinto and the Diocese of Pereira de Eça.

Bishops

Episcopal ordinaries

• † Daniel Gomes Junqueira, Holy Ghost Fathers , previously Apostolic Prefect of Cubango in Angola
• † Américo Henriques ; previously Titular Bishop of Tisili & Auxiliary Bishop of Lamego , promoted Coadjutor Bishop of Lamego and succeeded as Bishop of Lamego

• † Manuel Franklin da Costa, also President of Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé ; previously Bishop of Henrique de Carvalho ; later Metropolitan Archbishop of Lubango
• † Francisco Viti September 12, 1986 – retired July 31, 2003); previously Bishop of Serpa Pinto , restyled Bishop of Menongue
• ''Apostolic Administrator Oscar Lino Lopes Fernandes Braga, while Bishop of suffragan see Benguela
• José de Queirós Alves, C.SS.R., former Bishop of Menongue , also stayed Apostolic Administrator of his former see Menongue
• Zeferino Zeca Martins, S.V.D., previously Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda

  Other priests of the Archdiocese who became bishops

• † Mateus Feliciano Augusto Tomás

  Province

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Benguela
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Kwito-Bié

  Demographics