São Tomé, 15 July, 2022 / 8:45 pm (ACI Africa).
Pope Francis has appointed the Auxiliary Bishop of Angola’s Luanda Archdiocese as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe, the Catholic Diocese that covers the territory of the Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe.
Bishop António Lunguiek Pedro Bengui was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Santomean Diocese following the resignation of 62-year-old Bishop Manuel António Mendes dos Santos on Wednesday, July 13.
Born in December 1973 in Damba in Angola’s Uíje Province, Bishop Bengui was ordained a Priest for the Archdiocese of Luanda in October 2001.
The Bishop Bengui who was appointed as one of the two Auxiliary Bishops for Angola’s Luanda Archdiocese in October 2021 holds a Licentiate and Doctorate in Civil and Canon Law from the Rome-based Pontifical Lateran University.
The Angolan Bishop who has served as the representative of the Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé during the public sessions of the Angolan Parliament is a member of the Portuguese Association of Canon Lawyers (APC) and the Angolan Group of Canonists.