Pio Hipunyati

Pio Hipunyati (born 14 November 1964) is an Angolan Roman Catholic prelate who is the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ondjiva in Angola since 23 November 2011. Before that, from 5 Dember 1998 until he was appointed bishop, he was a priest of the same Catholic diocese. He was appointed bishop by Pope Benedict XVI. He was consecrated and installed at Ondjiva on 19 February 2012. While bishop of Ondjiva, he concurrently served as apostolic administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Menongue from 12 March 2018 until 26 May 2019.

Background and education Pio Hipunyati was born on 14 November 1964 at Ounonge, Ondjiva Diocese, Cunene Province in Angola. He carried his primary school education at "Catholic schools in the Dioceses of Lubango and Ondjiva". He the studied at the Sikufinde Seminary, Archdiocese of Lubango, for his preparatory course. He studied both Philosophy and Theology at the Major Seminary of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of the Archdiocese of Luanda, from 1988 until 1991. From 2006 until 2011, he studied at the Catholic University of Portugal, in Lisbon, where he graduated with a Licentiate in Canon Law and a Master's degree in Law.

Priest He was ordained a deacon on 5 July 1998. He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Lubango on 5 December 1998. Later, he was incardinated in the Diocese of Ondjiva. He served as a priest until 23 November 2011. He advocates for the education and training of young people to promote economic and social development.