Apostolic Vicariate of Rundu

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Apostolic Vicariate of Rundu Vicariatus Apostolicus Runduensis

Location
Country	Namibia
Metropolitan	Windhoek
Coordinates	17°55′1.110″S 19°46′31.980″E / 17.91697500°S 19.77555000°E / -17.91697500; 19.77555000
Statistics
Area	140,046 km (54,072 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 298,976 91,464 (30.6%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	St. Mary's Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop	Joseph Shipandeni Shikongo, O.M.I.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Rundu (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Runduensis) is a Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate in Namibia (southwestern Africa). Its cathedral episcopal see is St. Mary's in the city of Rundu.

Although a missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction, it is not exempt but a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Windhoek.

History

Established on March 14, 1994 as Apostolic Vicariate of Rundu, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Windhoek (now its Metropolitan).

Episcopal ordinaries

(missionary members of Roman rite congregations)

Apostolic Vicars of Rundu

Joseph Shipandeni Shikongo, Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (O.M.I.), Titular Bishop of Capra (March 14, 1994 – present)

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