Joaquim Nhanganga Tyombe

Joaquim Nhanganga Tyombe (born 22 November 1969) is an Angolan Roman Catholic prelate who is the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Uije in Angola since 2 February 2021. Before that, from 24 November 2001 until he was appointed bishop, he was a priest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubango in Angola. He was appointed bishop by Pope Francis. He was consecrated bishop at Lubango on 7 March 2021. He was installed at Uíge, Angola on 21 March 2021.

Background and education He was born on 22 September 1969 in Mambandi-Cacula, Huíla Province, Archdiocese of Lubango, in Angola. He studied at the Christ the King Philosophy Seminary in Huambo and the Good Shepherd Seminary in Benguela. From 1996 until 2000, he studied at the Saint John Vianney Seminary, Pretoria, in South Africa, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 2001. From 2003 until 2004, he attended a course in planning and participatory management of community projects in Bibala-Namibe. He graduated with a Doctorate in Systematic Theology from the Catholic University of Portugal in Lisbon, where he studied from 2010 until 2012. He also studied at the ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon between 2012 and 2016, graduating with degree in school administration.

Priest He was ordained a priest on 24 November 2001 for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubango. He served as a priest until 2 February 2021.

While a priest, he served in various roles and locations, including: