Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti

Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti C.S.Sp. (born 5 March 1969) is an Angolan prelate of the Catholic Church who has been bishop of Cabinda since 2018. He serves as the spokesperson for Angolan bishops on political and social affairs, and for his social media presence has been called the bishop of the diocese of Facebook.

Early life Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti was born on 5 March 1969 in the town of Chinguar He studied at the preparatory seminary of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans or Holy Ghost Fathers) in Lândana, Cabinda,

Bishop On 3 July 2018, Pope Francis named him bishop of Cabinda. He received his episcopal consecration in Luanda on 30 September from Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias, Archbishop of Luanda, his predecessor in Cabinda. He was installed in Cabinda on 7 October. Aware of the diocese' history of conflict when its last bishop was appointed in 2005, he chose as his motto "one heart and one soul". He reported that he found no evidence of a divided community and even had "a very healthy relationship" with a group of former Catholics who had formed their own church in 2005–06.

In November 2019, he suspended one of his priests, Félix Roberto Cubola Kinyumba, for engaging in political activities incompatible with his priestly ministry in violation of canon law, specifically assuming the presidency of the High Council of Cabinda, an organization that seeks to negotiate with the Angolan government.

Assessing his challenges in May 2021 on the 25th anniversary of his ordination, he said: In November 2021, he recorded an extensive critique of the national political leadership that went viral. He described their impoverished mentality that made it impossible to address the nation's poverty. He said:

He described government officials traveling expensively and sending groups to international conferences, instead of admitting to the country's limited resources and sending one delegate whose seriousness would win an audience. He said they are ashamed to appear poor and instead waste resources to prop up their egos. In January 2022, he urged government leaders to meet with protesters and use dialog to address demand for youth employment and avert increasingly radical social conflict.