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Republic of Namibia (Namibia)

Namibia

Also known as: la Namibie (français), Namibia (Deutsch, español, Italiano, polski, latine), Namíbia (Português), 納米比亞 (正體中文), ナミビア (日本語)

By Type (3)

Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) Metr. Archdiocese (1)

Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (1)

Apostolic Vicariates Apostolic Vicariate (1)


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Roman Rite (3): Keetmanshoop, Rundu, Windhoek


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Apostolic Nunciature: Namibia Archbishop Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński (55)

Conference of Bishops: Namibian Catholic Bishop’s Conference (N.C.B.C.) Archbishop Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda, O.M.I. (65)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (I.M.B.I.S.A.) Archbishop Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda, O.M.I. (65)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcopales d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.) Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. (64)

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Geography

Continent: Southern Africa

Capital: Windhoek

Area: 823,290 km²

Population: 2,484,780

Former Name: Southwest Africa, German Southwest Africa

Neighbouring Countries: Angola Angola, ↗ Zambia Zambia, → Botswana Botswana, ↘ South Africa South Africa

Cultural Summary

Religions: Christian 80% to 90% (at least 50% Lutheran), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20%

Languages: Oshivambo languages 48.9%, Nama/Damara 11.3%, Afrikaans 10.4% (common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population), Otjiherero languages 8.6%, Kavango languages 8.5%, Caprivi languages 4.8%, English (official) 3.4%, other African languages 2.3%, other 1.7%

Ethnic Groups: black 87.5%, white 6%, mixed 6.5%

Motto: Unity, liberty, justice (English)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 824,292 km²

Catholic Population: 489,000 Catholics (19.2% of 2,550,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 100 parishes, 220 mission stations (18 with resident priest, 202 without resident priest), 17 other centres

Clergy: 4 bishops (2 diocesan, 2 titular), 109 priests (35 diocesan, 74 religious), 51 permanent deacons (diocesan)

Non-Clergy: 447 religious (10 brothers, 437 sisters), 1 member of secular institutes (sister), 37 major seminarians, 5 missionaries, 1,422 catechists

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Last updated on 2024.09.21

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