José Manuel Imbamba

José Manuel Imbamba (born 7 January 1965 in Boma, Moxico Province, Angola) is an Angolan priest and the archbishop of Saurímo since 12 April 2011.^[1]

The Most Reverend José Manuel Imbamba
Archbishop of Saurimo
Archdiocese	Saurimo
Previous post	Bishop of Dundo
Orders
Ordination	29 December 1991
Consecration	14 December 2008 by Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias
Personal details
Born	(1965-01-07) 7 January 1965 (age 60) Boma, Moxico Province
Nationality	Angolan
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Alma mater	Pontifical Urban University
Motto	Omnia omnibus
Coat of arms

Styles of José Manuel Imbamba
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor
Posthumous style	none

Biography

Ordained as a priest in 1991, he graduated from the Pontifical Urban University in Rome in 1999.

Pope Benedict XVI appointed him as the bishop of Dundo in 2008. He was consecrated by Bishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias on the following 14 December. On 12 April 2011 he was appointed the first archbishop of Saurímo.^[2][3][4]

From 22 to 27 September 2015 he was in Philadelphia, at the World Meeting of Families with Pope Francis.^[5]

See also

• Biography portal
• Catholicism portal