Estevao Binga

Estêvão Binga (born 2 September 1966) is an Angolan Roman Catholic prelate who is the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ganda in Angola since 1 August 2024. Before that, from 3 November 2021 until 1 August 2024, he was auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Benguela. Pope Francis appointed him bishop. He was consecrated at Benguela on 6 February 2022. He served as Titular Bishop of Nasbinca, while auxiliary bishop. On 1 August 2024, The Holy Father appointed him as the pioneer bishop of the Diocese of Ganda which The Pope erected that same day. He was installed at Ganda on 13 October 2024.

Background and education Estêvão Binga was born on 2 September 1966 at Twei, in Quilengues-Huila Municipality, in the Archdiocese of Lubango. This is located in the Huíla Province of Angola. He studied at the Minor Seminary of Cubal in Benguela. He then transferred to the Bom Pastor Preparatory and Philosophical Seminary in Benguela, where he studied philosophy. He studied Theology at the Creisto Rei Major Seminary in Huambo. He graduated with a Licentiate and a Doctorate in Dogmatic Theology from the Facultad de Teología del Norte de España (Faculty of Theology of Northern Spain) in Burgos, where he studied from 1997 until 2002.

Priest On 28 April 1996, he was ordained a priest for the Catholic Diocese of Benguela, Angola. He served as priest until 3 November 2021. He was consecrated bishop at Benguela on 6 February 2022 by António Francisco Jaca, Bishop of Benguela assisted by Giovanni Gaspari, Titular Archbishop of Alba Maritima and José Nambi, Bishop of Kwito-Bié. He was installed at Ganda on 13 October 2024.