António Francisco Jaca
António Francisco Jaca | |
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| Bishop of Benguela, Angola | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo |
| See | Roman Catholic Diocese of Benguela |
| Appointed | 26 March 2018 |
| Installed | 26 March 2018 |
| Predecessor | Eugenio Dal Corso |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Other posts | 1. Bishop of Caxito (6 June 2007 - 26 March 2018) 2. Apostolic Administrator of Caxito (3 May 2018 -16 August 2020) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 September 1990 by Eugénio Salessu |
| Consecration | 22 Jul 2007 by Cardinal Ivan Cornelius Dias |
| Personal details | |
| Born | António Francisco Jaca 3 November 1963 |
| Styles of António Francisco Jaca | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
António Francisco Jaca S.V.D. (born 3 November 1963) is an Angolan prelate of the Catholic Church who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Benguela in Angola since 26 March 2018. Before then, from 6 June 2007, until 26 March 2018, he was Bishop of the Diocese of Caxito, Angola. He was appointed bishop by Pope Benedict XVI on 6 June 2007. He was consecrated bishop in Luanda on 22 July 2007. He was installed at Caxito on 14 October 2007. On 26 March 2018 Pope Francis transferred him to Benguela and appointed him as the local ordinary there. He was installed at Benguela on 9 June 2018. He concurrently served as apostolic administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Caxito from 3 May 2018 until 16 August 2020.