Bishop Leopoldo Ndakalako

Rev. Leopoldo Ndakalako was born on December 13, 1968, in Ohakaonde, in the province of Cunene. After attending primary school in Mongua and Ondjiva, he completed the propaedeutic course in Lubango. From 1989 to 1993, he studied philosophy at the Christ the King Major Seminary in Huambo, and from 1994 to 1997, he studied theology at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome. He was ordained a priest on December 14, 1997, at the Omupanda Mission for the Diocese of Ondjiva. Following his ordination, he held the following positions: Vice-Rector of the Propaedeutic Seminary and Parochial Vicar of Nossa Senhora das Vitórias – Cathedral (1998–1999); doctoral studies in philosophy at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome (1999–2003); Rector of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Propaedeutic Seminary (2003–2016); and Episcopal Vicar for Pastoral Care (2012–2017). Since 2017, he has served as Vicar General of the Diocese of Ondjiva and Administrator of the quasi-parish of São António Naipalala in Ondjiva.