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WATCH — Bishop Dabula Mpako, the next archbishop of Pretoria

by Ricardo da Silva SJ 03 May 2019 31159(~1 min read)

Bishop Dabula Mpako, archbishop-elect of Pretoria // Ricardo da Silva SJ, spotlight.africa

Pope Francis has named the next archbishop Pretoria. Bishop Dabula Mpako of Queenstown diocese is the archbishop-elect of Pretoria, was in Pretoria this week. He spoke to Ricardo da Silva SJ about his appointment, leaving the diocese of Queenstown and his hopes for his new archdiocese.

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Ricardo da Silva SJ

Ricardo is Acting Editor of spotlight.africa and a team member at Jesuit Institute South Africa. Born in Coimbra, Portugal; immigrating to Johannesburg, South Africa with his mother at the age of six. After school, he enjoyed a career in marketing, communications and brand management before joining the Jesuits in 2007. He has studied communications in South Africa, philosophy in the UK and theology in Brazil. Passionate about liturgical music, media and ethics and takes especial delight in good company and food. As a Jesuit, he has ministered in many different contexts: the elderly, high school and university students, refugees, migrants and the homeless.

WATCH — Bishop Dabula Mpako, the next archbishop of Pretoria

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